Balancelle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bælənˈsɛl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Balancelle is a noun meaning A garden seat in the form of a swing.
Meaning
A garden seat in the form of a swing.
More Meanings
- (uncommon) A small boat, typically with a single lateen sail, used in the Mediterranean.
Example Sentences
... (balancelle, felucca, or aviso in service at Elba in 1806 and commissioned on 1.1.1807, 26-53 men, carried 1 x 10pdr, 2 x 3pdr, 2 swivels). Put at the disposition of Napoleon at Elba […]
... sailing boat Tremolino, owned partly by Korzeniowski himself. He described her alternately as a balancelle, tartane, or felucca, but furnished her with two masts; boats of these types are single-masted.
Word Forms
- balancelles
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include balconette, hammock, balustrade, leanback, balconet, corbeille.
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