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hauban.

guy-wire

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/o.bɑ̃/
  1. guy-wire

    masculine
  2. shroud

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Norse höfuðbenda (“a shroud-rope; a stay”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.