English Explanatory Dictionary

sauterelle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

sauterelle sauterelles

Etymology

From French sauterelle.

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