abattant

Adjective and noun derived from the present participle of abattre, relating to the obsolete meaning "put horizontal", in which it has been replaced by rabattre.

abattant (feminine singular abattante, masculine plural abattants, feminine plural abattantes)

1. flat and articulated so it can move from a horizontal to a vertical position

abattant m (plural abattants)

1. a lid or flap which can move from a horizontal to a vertical position
2. a toilet lid
3. (rare) any sort of flap

• Despite appearances, the matching verb is rabattre, not abattre.

abattant

1. present participle of abattre

• “abattant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).