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Meaning of mantelet | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈmæntlət

Definitions

Sorte de machine composée de plusieurs madriers, que l’on poussait devant soi, pour se mettre à l’abri, lors de l’attaque des places fortes.

Equivalents

Français mantelet
Latina musculus

Examples

“They bring forward mantelets and pavisses, and the archers muster on the skirts of the wood like a dark cloud before a hailstorm.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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