boyau
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 5
/ˈbwɑːjəʊ/
(UK)
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/ˈbwɑːjəʊ/ (UK) · /ˈbɔɪəʊ/ (UK)
Definition of boyau
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A small trench or ditch, typically built in a zigzag pattern, serving to connect or provide communication between two trenches, particularly the rear and front lines.
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noun
- A small trench or ditch, typically built in a zigzag pattern, serving to connect or provide communication between two trenches, particularly the rear and front lines.
- A line, drawn winding about, in order to enclose several tracts of land, or to attack some works.
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Etymology
Borrowed from French boyau. Doublet of bowel.
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