"cale" meaning in French

See cale in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kal/ Audio: Fr-cale.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-cale.wav Forms: cales [plural]
Etymology: Probably from German Keil. Etymology templates: {{bor|fr|de|Keil}} German Keil Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} cale f (plural cales)
  1. wedge (under door etc.) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cale-fr-noun-~3wqz-X4
  2. (golf) wedge Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cale-fr-noun-GbUz1QuJ Categories (other): Golf, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 67 7 10 2 2 9 Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. chock (for wheel) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cale-fr-noun-C0xyK78d
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kal/ Audio: Fr-cale.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-cale.wav Forms: cales [plural]
Etymology: From caler. Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} cale f (plural cales)
  1. (obsolete) immersion (in water) Tags: feminine, obsolete
    Sense id: en-cale-fr-noun-aWrUaAGA
  2. hold (of a ship) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cale-fr-noun-yha3s0UY Categories (other): Ship parts Disambiguation of Ship parts: 5 17 17 6 28 6 22
  3. slipway Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cale-fr-noun-BdXZxyG8
  4. bilge Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cale-fr-noun-u~1lVczC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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