embâcle

French

Etymology

Deverbal from embâcler

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.bakl/ ~ /ɑ̃.bɑkl/

Noun

embâcle m (plural embâcles)

1. log jam, ice dam, or other obstruction of a river with natural debris

Usage notes

This noun is sometimes used in the feminine but is officially masculine.[1]

Related terms

• débâcle
• embâcler

References

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