blindage

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French blindage.

Noun

blindage (plural blindages)

  1. (military) A cover or protection for an advanced trench or approach, formed of fascines and earth supported by a framework.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for blindage in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

French

Etymology

blinder +‎ -age

Noun

blindage m (plural blindages)

  1. armour, armour plating

Derived terms
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