sillon

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/ˈsɪlən/

noun

A work raised in the middle of a wide ditch, to defend it.

OriginFrench sillon →
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Meanings

nounsillon (plural sillons)

plural sillons

  1. historicalgovernmentA work raised in the middle of a wide ditch, to defend it.

    Sillon, is a work raised it up in ropes very hard for an in the middle of a foss

    1767, Thomas Simes, The Military Medley

Origin

  1. Frenchsillon
  2. Frenchsillon
  3. Englishsillon

Borrowed from French sillon (“furrow”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sillon

DylanDillonarchvillainvillein
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Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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