éboulement

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French éboulement.

Noun[edit]

éboulement (plural éboulements)

  1. A mass of debris or shingle.
  2. The falling in of the wall of a fortification.
  3. A landslide or landslip.

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ébouler (to crumble; to collapse) +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

éboulement m (plural éboulements)

  1. crumbling (act, instance of crumbling)
  2. landslide

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