"chaff" meaning in Anglais

See chaff in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: \ˈtʃæf\ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chaff.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-chaff.wav
  1. Paille, balle du blé.
    Sense id: fr-chaff-en-noun-0qTJVKqY
  2. Son, épluchure.
    Sense id: fr-chaff-en-noun-eqCf6ASZ Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
  3. Reste, résidu.
    Sense id: fr-chaff-en-noun-wub1rqTK Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
  4. Paillette de brouillage radar.
    Sense id: fr-chaff-en-noun-eiED4w3- Categories (other): Lexique en anglais de l’armement
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms ((Armement) Paillette de brouillage radar): Düppel, Window Related terms: husk

Inflected forms

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