rasante

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English

Etymology

From French rasant, present participle of raser (“to graze”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

rasante (comparative more rasante, superlative most rasante)

  1. (military, historical) Sweeping; grazing; applied to a style of fortification in which the command of the works over each other, and over the country, is kept very low, so that the shot may more effectually sweep or graze the ground before them

References

  1. ^ 1863, Henry Lee Scott, Military Dictionary

“rasante”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

French

Adjective

rasante

  1. feminine singular of rasant

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

rasante

  1. inflection of rasant:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Participle

rasante (plural rasanti)

  1. present participle of rasare

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

From rasar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

rasante m or f (plural rasantes)

  1. not above the aim
  2. low-flying

Noun

rasante f (plural rasantes)

  1. low-flying traject

Spanish

Adjective

rasante m or f (masculine and feminine plural rasantes)

  1. low-flying

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