ampoulette

ɑ̃pulɛt

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Definition of ampoulette - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

artillerie

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cylindre végétal fermant un projectile militaire

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L'ampoulette en tilleul protégeait la fusée du boulet de canon.

navigation

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sablier de deux fioles mesurant une demi-minute

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Le marin retourna l'ampoulette pour chronométrer la manœuvre.

chronomètre

minuteur

sablier

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sablier de deux fioles mesurant une demi-minute

Origin of ampoulette

italien ancien, ampolle (petite fiole) (récipient)

Examples of ampoulette in a sentence

Une ampoulette mal ajustée a provoqué la défaillance du projectile.
L'ampoulette marquait chaque demi-minute pendant la veille.
On surveillait l'ampoulette avant de virer de bord.

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English:wooden sabot, half-minute sandglass, ...
German:Holzzylinder, Halbminutensanduhr, ...
Italian:cilindro vegetale, ampolletta, ...
Spanish:ampouleta, ampolleta, ...
Portuguese:tampão vegetal, ampulheta, ...
Chinese:植物圆筒, 半分钟沙漏, ...
Japanese:砲弾用植物筒, 30秒計の砂時計, ...
Arabic:أسطوانة نَباتية, ساعَة رَمْلِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:אַמְפּוּלֵטָה, שָׁעוֹן חוֹל קָטָן, ...
Russian:ампулетка, полуминутные песочные часы, ...
Ukrainian:ампулетка, півхвилинний пісочний годинник, ...
Catalan:cilindre vegetal, ampolleta, ...
Danish:træprop, ampullet, ...
Dutch:plantaardige cilinder, ampouletje, ...
Greek:αμπούλετα, μικρή κλεψύδρα, ...
Khmer:បំពង់តូចធ្វើពីសរសៃរុក្ខជាតិសម្រាប់បិទគ្រាប់កាំភ្លើង, នាឡិកាខ្សាច់ពាក់កណ្តាលនាទី, ...
Korean:앰풀렛, 모래시계, ...
Polish:ampułka, klepsydra półminutowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):ampola de madeira, ampulheta de meio minuto, ...
Romanian:ampuletă, clepsidră de navigație, ...
Swedish:växtbaserad cylinder som försluter en projektil, timglas, ...
Thai:ปลอกไม้ปิดหัวกระสุน, นาฬิกาทรายครึ่งนาที, ...
Turkish:bitkisel silindir, küçük kum saati, ...
Vietnamese:ống chèn thực vật, đồng hồ cát nửa phút, ...

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Definition of ampoulette - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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