abattage

English

Alternative forms

• abatage

Etymology

From French abattage.

Noun

abattage (plural abattages)

1. (veterinary medicine) The slaughter of animals, especially diseased ones to limit the spread of the disease.
2. (military) The anchoring of the wheels of an artillery piece, preparatory to firing.

Translations

slaughter

• Dutch: slachten (nl) n

anchoring

• Dutch: verankering (nl) m

French

Etymology

From abattre +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ba.taʒ/

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Noun

abattage m (plural abattages)

1. slaughter or butchering for meat
2. felling or cutting down of (trees)
3. destruction, demolition of (a wall)

Descendants

• → English: abattage
• → Romanian: abataj

Further reading

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