"cunette" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kjuːˈnɛt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kjuːˈnɛt/ [General-American], /kuː-/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cunette.wav Forms: cunettes [plural]
Etymology: From French cunette (possibly also lacunette), from Italian cunetta (“cunette”), said to be from lacunetta, diminutive of lacuna (“ditch; lagoon; gap”), from Latin lacūna (“hole, pit; cavity, cleft, hollow, opening; gap, void”), from lacus (“lake”), from Proto-Italic *lakus, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“lake, pool”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|cunette}} French cunette, {{der|en|it|cunetta||cunette}} Italian cunetta (“cunette”), {{der|en|la|lacūna||hole, pit; cavity, cleft, hollow, opening; gap, void}} Latin lacūna (“hole, pit; cavity, cleft, hollow, opening; gap, void”), {{der|en|itc-pro|*lakus}} Proto-Italic *lakus, {{der|en|ine-pro|*lókus||lake, pool}} Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“lake, pool”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cunette (plural cunettes)
  1. (military) A trench dug in a moat to allow for drainage, or as an extra obstacle for attackers. Wikipedia link: Feyzin, Fort de Feyzin Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-cunette-en-noun-czn18HAY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Topics: government, military, politics, war

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