A large raft; (Military) a floating artillery unit.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Richard Rolt (d. 1770), historian and writer. From French radeau large raft from Old Occitan radel from rat + -el.
Definition of radeau in US English:
radeau
nounˈradəʊ
historical
A large raft; (Military) a floating artillery unit.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Richard Rolt (d. 1770), historian and writer. From French radeau large raft from Old Occitan radel from rat + -el.