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boyau.

A small trench or ditch, typically built in a zigzag pattern, serving to connect or provide communication between two trenches, particularly the rear and front lines.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbwɑːjəʊ/UK/ˈbɔɪəʊ/UK
  1. A small trench or ditch, typically built in a zigzag pattern, serving to connect or provide communication between two trenches, particularly the rear and front lines.

  2. A line, drawn winding about, in order to enclose several tracts of land, or to attack some works.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French boyau. Doublet of bowel.

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