enlisement
French edit
Etymology edit
From enliser (“to get stuck in sand”) + -ment.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
enlisement m (plural enlisements)
- the act of getting stuck in sand, mud etc.
- stalemate (figurative)
Further reading edit
- “enlisement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.