abattant
French
editEtymology
editAdjective 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noun derived from the present participle of abattre, relating to the obsolete meaning "put horizontal", in which it has been replaced by rabattre.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
editAdjective
editabattant (feminine abattante, masculine plural abattants, feminine plural abattantes)
- flat and articulated so it can move from a horizontal to a vertical position
Noun
editabattant 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
editParticiple
editabattant
Further reading
edit- “abattant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.