Feminine

rocade

Meaning

  1. (feminine) a communication channel behind the front line, allowing soldiers and materiel to move about
  2. (feminine) bypass, ring road
  3. (feminine) a kind of twisted-pair cable

Concepts

lateral route

transversal route

Translations

ruta secundaria

itinerario secundario

çevre yolu

طريق جانبي

Etymology

Equivalent to roquer (“to castle (in chess)”) + -ade, by analogy to how the king and rook move behind the line of pawns.

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