"Pot-au-Noir" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [French]

IPA: /pɔ.t‿o.nwaʁ/
Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|g=m}} Pot-au-Noir m
  1. (geography) doldrums Wikipedia link: fr:Pot-au-Noir Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Geography Synonyms: zone de convergence intertropicale
    Sense id: en-Pot-au-Noir-fr-name-Z~4g2c4J Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: geography, natural-sciences
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