battant — meaning in English
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English meaning
- clapper noun The part inside a bell that swings and strikes it to make it ring.
- fighter noun A person who fights, especially a soldier, boxer, or martial artist.
- leaf noun A flat, usually green part of a plant that grows from a stem or branch and carries out photosynthesis.
- sash noun A decorative band of cloth worn around the waist or over one shoulder, often as part of formal dress or a uniform.
Senses
battant is used for these senses in English:
- clapper An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clanger or tongue.
- fighter A pugnacious, competitive person.
- leaf (plural leaves or leafs) A moveable panel, e.g. of a bridge or door, originally one that hinged but now also applied to other forms of movement.
- sash The opening part of a window, usually containing the glass panes; either hinged to the jamb, or sliding up and down as in a sash window. [circa 1680]
- swipple The part of a flail that is free to swing, and which strikes the grain in threshing.
clapper — full definition
- noun The part inside a bell that swings and strikes it to make it ring.
- noun The hinged board on a clapperboard, used at the start of a film take to sync sound and picture.
- noun Someone who claps or applauds.
fighter — full definition
- noun A person who fights, especially a soldier, boxer, or martial artist.
- noun A person who shows great determination in the face of hardship, such as illness.
- noun A fast military aircraft built mainly to engage and shoot down other aircraft.