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sillon

/ˈsɪlən/

Rhymes with -ɪlən

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Borrowed from French sillon (“furrow”).

noun sillons

historical A work raised in the middle of a wide ditch, to defend it. Sillon, is a work raised it up in ropes very hard for an in the middle of a foss

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"sillon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sillon.

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@misc{sillon_2026,
  title = {sillon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sillon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}