gouvernail
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French governail, from Latin gubernāculum. By surface analysis, gouverner + -ail.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgouvernail m (plural gouvernails)
- rudder (underwater vane used to steer a vessel)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “gouvernail”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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