pont-levis
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old French pont levëiz, the two elements ultimately from Latin pontem (“bridge”) and levāre (“lift”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pont-levis m (plural ponts-levis)
Further reading[edit]
- “pont-levis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.