English

Noun

crémaillère ‎(plural crémaillères)

1. An indented or zigzagging line of entrenchment used in fortification.

French

Etymology

From New Latin cramaculus, alteration of cremasculus, ultimately from Ancient Greek κρεμαστήρ ‎(kremastḗr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁemajɛʁ/

Noun

crémaillère f ‎(plural crémaillères)

1. trammel
2. (rail transport) rack, rack-and-pinion

Derived terms

• pendaison de crémaillère