brattice

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is used to control ventilation in a mine
  2. verb supply with a brattice, to ventilate mines

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bretage, bretace, from Old French bretesce, bretesche, breteske, from Late Latin brittisca.

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