accrochage

French

Etymology

From accrocher +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

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Noun

accrochage m (plural accrochages)

1. collision, bump
2. clash
3. (mining) the area of a coalmine where full tubs are loaded into the cage for hoisting to the surface; pit bottom, pit eye

Further reading

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