"vau" meaning in French

See vau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-vau.wav [France] (note: Somain) Forms: vaux [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|vaux}} vau m (plural vaux)
  1. A temporary structure used for building arches. Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-vau-fr-noun-kcQglVoz Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries
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        "A temporary structure used for building arches."
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        ],
        [
          "structure",
          "structure"
        ],
        [
          "build",
          "build"
        ],
        [
          "arch",
          "arch"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
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      ],
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        ],
        [
          "structure",
          "structure"
        ],
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        ],
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          "arch",
          "arch"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
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