Camonflet
Pronunciation : Ca*mon"flet
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F.] (Mil.)
Definition : Defn: A small mine, sometimes formed in the wall or side of an enemy's gallery, to blow in the earth and cut off the retreat of the miners. Farrow.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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