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Definition of 'boyau'

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (military) A small trench or ditch, typically built in a zigzag pattern, serving to connect or provide communication between two trenches, particularly the rear and front lines.
  • A line, drawn winding about, in order to enclose several tracts of land, or to attack some works.
  • References

    * (military definition)'' '' Military Earthworks Terms , Historic Landscape Initiative, National Park Service. URL accessed 2007-01-29. * (winding line definition) (1728)

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