rocade

French

Etymology

Equivalent to roquer (“to castle (in chess)”) +‎ -ade, by analogy to how the king and rook move behind the line of pawns.

Pronunciation

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Noun

rocade f (plural rocades)

(military) a communication channel behind the front line, allowing soldiers and materiel to move about
bypass, ring road
(technology) a kind of twisted-pair cable

Further reading

“rocade” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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