English Explanatory Dictionary

noyade

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A murder by drowning, especially one of those carried out during the French Reign of Terror.
verb
  1. To murder by drowning, especially during the French Reign of Terror.

Pronunciation

/nwaˈjaːd/ /nwɑˈjɑd/

Word forms

noyade noyades noyading noyaded

Etymology

From French noyade.

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