rasant

adjectiveverb

Syllable Decomposition

rasant

Etymology

from raser (to graze).

Definitions

1. That scrapes.: La lumière rasante faisait paraître d'un noir intense les nuées qui furent déchirées bientôt par cent autres lumières, lorsque les éclairs les parcoururent.

2. Qualifies a line of defense which, starting from the flank of a bastion, is in the direction of the face of the neighboring bastion.

3. Qualifies the flank from which this line starts.

4. Qualifies the cannon shots that are fired in the direction of this line. militaire

5. Qualifies a shot directed, as much as possible, parallel to the profile of the terrain. militaire

6. Qualifies the view that extends over a flat country.

7. That is boring due to its chatter.popular

See also

rasante (adj.) raseur (cn.) rasant (v.) rasement (cn.) raser (v.) rasette (cn.) rasants (adj.) rasantes (adj.) raseuse (cn.) rasage (cn.)