(masculine) each of the metallic terminals of certain electrical machines and apparatus, intended for the connection of conductive wires
(masculine) special end of the spear used in jousting
Hyphenated as
bor‧ne
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈboɾne/
Etymology
From French borne, from Medieval Latin (Merovingian) bodina, butina (“limit, boundary”), a Celtic/Transalpine Gaulish borrowing, from Proto-Celtic *bonnicca (“boundary”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn (“bottom, base”), see also *bundos.