Salle
noun
noun ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A fencing school.
"Your local fencing salle is a good place to relax and unwind and let the cares of the day take a backseat for a while. Meeting someone on the fencing strip, blade in hand, can become your only concern for two or three hours a couple of times a week."
Example
More examples"We sat in the Strasbourg salle-à-manger arguing the question for half an hour."
Etymology
Borrowed from French salle. Doublet of sala and sale.
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