abattage

English

Alternative forms

• abatage

Etymology

FromFrenchabattage.

Noun

abattage(pluralabattages)

1. (veterinarymedicine)The slaughter of animals, especiallydiseasedones to limit the spread of the disease.
2. (military)Theanchoringof the wheels of anartillerypiece, preparatory to firing.

Translations

slaughter

• Dutch:slachten(nl)n

anchoring

• Dutch:verankering(nl)m

French

Etymology

Fromabattre+‎-age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/a.ba.taʒ/

• Audio:

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Noun

abattagem(pluralabattages)

1. slaughterorbutcheringformeat
2. felling or cutting down of(trees)
3. destruction,demolitionof(a wall)

Descendants

• →English:abattage
• →Romanian:abataj

Further reading

• “abattage”,inTrésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language],2012.