English

Noun

tenaille ‎(plural tenailles)

1. (military, historical) An outwork in the main ditch of a fortification, in front of the curtain, between two bastions.

French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin tenacula, taken as a feminine singular of Latin tenaculum, from teneō. Compare Occitan, Portuguese tenalha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tənaj/

Noun

tenaille f ‎(plural tenailles)

1. pincer (tool)

Verb

tenaille

1. first-person singular present indicative of tenailler
2. third-person singular present indicative of tenailler
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of tenailler
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of tenailler
5. second-person singular imperative of tenailler

Anagrams

• entaille, entaillé