hauban

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse höfuðbenda (“a shroud-rope; a stay”).

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /o.bɑ̃/

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Noun

hauban m (plural haubans)

1. guy-wire
2. (nautical) shroud

Further reading

• “hauban”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse höfuðbenda.

Noun

hauban m (plural haubans)

1. (Jersey, nautical) shroud