calade
English
Etymology
French
Noun
calade (plural calades)
- A slope or declivity in a manège ground down which a horse is made to gallop, to give suppleness to its haunches.
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French
Pronunciation
Noun
calade f (plural calades)
- A harmonious, decorative and useful arrangement of medium-sized pebbles, fixed to the ground