Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
sable mouvant. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
sable mouvant, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
sable mouvant in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
sable mouvant you have here. The definition of the word
sable mouvant will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
sable mouvant, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.blə mu.vɑ̃/ ~ /sɑ.blə mu.vɑ̃/
Noun
sable mouvant m (plural sables mouvants)
- (chiefly in the plural) quicksand
1912, Étienne Dupont, Le Mont Saint-Michel inconnu : d'après des documents inédits, pages 78–9:Il fallait de fortes bêtes et de prudents conducteurs pour traîner et guider ces voitures lourdement chargées au milieu des grèves ; des accidents graves se produisaient très fréquemment et la tradition orale a conservé le souvenir de convois entiers disparus dans les sables mouvants de la baie.- Strong beasts and careful drivers were needed to drag and guide these heavily-laden cars through the shores; serious accidents occurred very frequently and oral tradition has kept the memory of entire convoys disappearing in the quicksands of the bay.