abattant

French

Etymology

Adjective and noun derived from the present participle of abattre, relating to the obsolete meaning "put horizontal", in which it has been replaced by rabattre.

Adjective

abattant (feminine abattante, masculine plural abattants, feminine plural abattantes)

1. flat and articulated so it can move from a horizontal to a vertical position

Noun

abattant m (plural abattants)

1. a lid or flap which can move from a horizontal to a vertical position
2. a toilet lid
3. (rare) any sort of flap

Usage notes

• Despite appearances, the matching verb is rabattre, not abattre.

Verb

abattant

1. present participle of abattre

Further reading

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