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rocade.

a communication channel behind the front line, allowing soldiers and materiel to move about

6 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. a communication channel behind the front line, allowing soldiers and materiel to move about

    feminine
  2. bypass, ring road

    feminine
  3. a kind of twisted-pair cable

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Equivalent to roquer (“to castle (in chess)”) + -ade, by analogy to how the king and rook move behind the line of pawns.

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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.