butoir

French

Etymology

From buter +‎ -oir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /by.twaʁ/

• Audio:

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Noun

butoir m (plural butoirs)

1. buffer (of railway)
2. doorstop, doorstopper
3. (sports) toeboard, oche

Derived terms

• date butoir

Further reading

• “butoir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.