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sault.

Assault.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɔːlt/
  1. Assault.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Aphetic form of assault.

noun/suː/US
  1. A leap or jump, especially one made by a horse.

    obsolete
  2. A waterfall; a rapid.

    Canada · US
Where this word comes from

In the sense "jump (made by a horse)", from Middle French sault, saut (and in the sense "waterfall", from that word's Colonial-era descendant, 17th-century French sault, corresponding to modern French saut (“jump”)), from Latin saltus.

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