abattant
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noun derived from the present participle of abattre, relating to the obsolete meaning "put horizontal", in which it has been replaced by rabattre.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.