gouvernail
French
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old French governail, from Latin gubernāculum. By surface analysis, gouverner -ail.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gouvernail m (plural gouvernails)
- rudder (underwater vane used to steer a vessel)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “gouvernail”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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- fr:Nautical
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