traille

See also: tràille

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French, from a Vulgar Latin *tragla, contraction of Latin tragula.

Noun

traille f (plural trailles)

1. a cable along which a ferry is pulled
2. (by extension) Such a ferry

Derived terms

• trailler

Related terms

• traire

Further reading

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