abattant
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective and noun derived from the present participle of abattre, relating to the obsolete meaning "put horizontal", in which it has been replaced by rabattre.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
abattant (feminine abattante, masculine plural abattants, feminine plural abattantes)
- flat and articulated so it can move from a horizontal to a vertical position
Noun[edit]
abattant m (plural abattants)
- a lid or flap which can move from a horizontal to a vertical position
- a toilet lid
- (rare) any sort of flap
Usage notes[edit]
Participle[edit]
abattant
Further reading[edit]
- “abattant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.