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Webster 1913 Edition

Barrage

Bar′rage

,

Noun.

[F., fr.

barrer

to bar, from

barre

bar.]

(Engin.)

An artificial bar or obstruction placed in a river or watercourse to increase the depth of water;

as, the

barrages

of the Nile

.

Definition 2024

bârrage

bârrage

See also: barrage

Norman

Noun

bârrage m ‎(plural bârrages)

(Jersey) barrier