Enceinte

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Carrying an unborn child; pregnant.
  • n. An encircling fortification around a fort, castle, or town.
  • n. A structure or an area protected by an encircling fortification.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Pregnant.
  • n. An enclosure.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The line of works which forms the main inclosure of a fortress or place; -- called also body of the place.
  • n. The area or town inclosed by a line of fortification.
  • adj. Pregnant; with child.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In fortification, an inclosure; the wall or rampart which surrounds a place, often composed of bastions or towers and curtains. The enceinte with the space inclosed within it is called the body of the place.
  • n. The close or precinct of a cathedral, abbey, castle, etc.
  • Pregnant; with child.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. in an advanced stage of pregnancy
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    inclinaison    chaine    conduite    compagnie    volonte    recherché    plaisanterie    largeur    qu'aux    emblazon