Vauban

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/vobɑ̃/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(vō bän′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Vau•ban  (vō bän′),USA pronunciation n. 
    Sé•bas•tien le Pres•tre de  (sā bas tyan′ lə pre′trə də),USA pronunciation 1633–1707, French military engineer and marshal.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Vauban / vobɑ̃/
  1. Sébastien Le Prestre de ( sebastjɛ̃ lə prɛtrə də ). 1633–1707, French military engineer and marshal, who greatly developed the science of fortification and devised novel siege tactics using a series of parallel trenches
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