"sault" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɔːlt/ Forms: saults [plural]
Etymology: Aphetic form of assault. Head templates: {{en-noun}} sault (plural saults)
  1. (obsolete) Assault. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-sault-en-noun-2B3dMHNe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /suː/ [US] Forms: saults [plural]
enPR: so͞o [US] Rhymes: -uː Etymology: In the sense "jump (made by a horse)", from Middle French sault, saut (and in the sense "waterfall", from that word's Colonial-era descendant, 17th-century French sault, corresponding to modern French saut (“jump”)), from Latin saltus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|sault}} Middle French sault, {{bor|en|fr|sault}} French sault, {{m+|fr|saut||jump}} French saut (“jump”), {{der|en|la|saltus}} Latin saltus Head templates: {{en-noun}} sault (plural saults)
  1. (obsolete) A leap or jump, especially one made by a horse. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-sault-en-noun-QuSSVhSI
  2. (Canada, US) A waterfall; a rapid. Tags: Canada, US
    Sense id: en-sault-en-noun-MQsO0TBH Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Middle French entries with incorrect language header, Waterfalls Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 16 81 Disambiguation of Middle French entries with incorrect language header: 1 7 31 11 1 30 18 Disambiguation of Waterfalls: 3 8 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    }
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        "(obsolete) Assault."
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      "ipa": "/ˈsɔːlt/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "salt"
    }
  ],
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