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tenaille
te·naille
[
tə náyl,
tə n
]
(
plural
te·nailles
)
noun
Definition:
part of fortification:
a low outwork in front of the wall between two bastions in a fortification ditch
[
Late 16th century. Via French< Latin
tenacula
"pincers, forceps"
]
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