aire

French

noun
Definitions
  • (geometry) (surface) surface area
  • (architecture) a flat surface
  • (sailing) direction of the wind
  • threshing floor
  • area, zone, range a space in which a certain thing occurs

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ārea (threshing floor, open space).

Origin

Latin

ārea

Gloss

threshing floor, open space

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