heurtoir

French

Etymology

From heurter (“to hit”) +‎ -oir.

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /œʁ.twaʁ/
• Homophone: heurtoirs
• Hyphenation: heur‧toir

Noun

heurtoir m (plural heurtoirs)

1. doorknocker, knocker
2. (rail transport) buffer, bumper

Further reading

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