sault

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/ˈsɔːlt/US/suː/

noun

Assault.

OriginMiddle French sault ← French sault ← Latin saltus →
Less commonFirst used 13th–17th c.Scrabble 5
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Meanings

sault1

nounsault (plural saults)

plural saults

  1. obsoleteAssault.First known use 13th–17th c.

sault2

nounsault (plural saults)

plural saults

  1. obsoleteA leap or jump, especially one made by a horse.First known use 14th–18th c.
  2. CanadaUSA waterfall; a rapid.First known use 17th c.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
rapidwaterfall

Origin

sault · noun

Aphetic form of assault.

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sault · noun

  1. Latinsaltus
  2. Frenchsault
  3. Middle Frenchsault
  4. Englishsault

In the sense "jump (made by a horse)", from Middle French sault, saut (and in the sense "waterfall", from that word's Colonial-era descendant, 17th-century French sault, corresponding to modern French saut (“jump”)), from Latin saltus.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sault

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Sounds the same

salt

Anagrams

TulsaAltustaluslatusSulatSutla
Cite this entry
APA

sault. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sault

MLA

“sault.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sault. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sault,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sault.

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