sauterelle

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noun

An instrument used by masons and others to trace and form angles.

OriginFrench sauterelle →
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Meanings

nounsauterelle (plural sauterelles)

plural sauterelles

  1. An instrument used by masons and others to trace and form angles.
  2. A type of crossbow for throwing hand grenades or small bombs into enemy trenches, used by the French and British soldiers on the Western Front during World War I.

Origin

  1. Frenchsauter
  2. Frenchsauterelle
  3. Englishsauterelle

Borrowed from French sauterelle.

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APA

sauterelle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sauterelle

MLA

“sauterelle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sauterelle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sauterelle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sauterelle.

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