"dehors" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from French dehors (“outside”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|fr:dehors<t:outside>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "outside", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "dehors", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "dehors", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="dehors"> Borrowed from French dehors (“outside”). Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} dehors
  1. (fortification) All sorts of outworks in general, at a distance from the main works; any advanced works for protection or cover.
    Sense id: en-dehors-en-noun-0U4swdJv Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 38 16 16 16 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 13 13 13 10 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 70 30 Topics: fortification, fortifications, government, military, politics, war

Preposition

Etymology: Borrowed from French dehors (“outside”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|fr:dehors<t:outside>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "outside", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "dehors", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "dehors", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="dehors"> Borrowed from French dehors (“outside”). Head templates: {{en-head|prep}} dehors
  1. (archaic, law) Outside of; without or not related to Tags: archaic
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