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haut-fond

^((h aspiré))\o.fɔ̃\
[o.fɔ̃] France (Île de France)

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De fond et de haut.

noun hauts-fonds · ^((h aspiré))\o.fɔ̃\ · hautfond

Fond qui s’élève presque jusqu’à la surface de l’eau et dangereux pour la navigation.

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shallow shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water

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"haut-fond." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/haut-fond.

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@misc{haut_fond_2026,
  title = {haut-fond},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/haut-fond},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}