coupure

English

Etymology

French, from couper (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuːˈpjʊɚ/

Noun

coupure (plural coupures)

1. (fortification) A passage cut through the glacis to facilitate sallies by the besieged.
   • 1860, John Thomas Hyde, Elementary Principles of Fortification:

     It will be observed here, that the coupure is not cut through the scarp revetment of the face of the bastion, although it is necessary for it to go through the thickness of the parapet

References

• “coupure”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Etymology

From couper +‎ -ure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.pyʁ/

• Audio:

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Noun

coupure f (plural coupures)

1. the act or result of cutting; a cut
2. interruption
3. power cut, blackout
4. cutting, cut out, clipping

   coupure de presse ― newspaper cutting, newspaper clipping

5. bill, a piece of paper money

Derived terms

• coupure de courant

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: купю́ра (kupjúra)
• → Russian: купю́ра (kupjúra)
• → Turkish: küpür
• → Ukrainian: купю́ра (kupjúra)

Further reading

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