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Definition of Ailette

Ailette
Ailette Ai*lette, n. [F. ailette, dim. of aile wing, L. ala.] A small square shield, formerly worn on the shoulders of knights, -- being the prototype of the modern epaulet. --Fairholt.

Meaning of Ailette from wikipedia

- The ailette (French language for little wing) was a component of late thirteenth and early to mid fourteenth century knightly armour. Usually made of...
- The Battle of the Ailette took place during the First World War in August 1918, on the banks of the Ailette between Laon and Aisne. After the Battle of...
- The Ailette (French pronunciation: [ɛlɛt]) is a 59.5 km (37.0 mi) long river in the Aisne department in eastern France. Its source is at Sainte-Croix...
- long and runs along a ridge between the valleys of the rivers Aisne and Ailette. It acquired the name in the 18th century, as it was the route taken by...
- French bombardments on low-lying land near the Oise–Aisne Canal in the Ailette valley, became so dense that it was impossible to carry ammunition and...
- to abandon their remaining positions on the ridge and retire across the Ailette valley. The British remained on the offensive for the rest of the year...
- Neuville-sur-Ailette (French pronunciation: [nøvil syʁ ɛlɛt]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The lac de l'Ailette...
- (in Condé-sur-Aisne) Suippe (in Condé-sur-Suippe) Aire (near Grandpré) Ailette (in Quierzy) Serre (in La Fère) Marne (in Ivry-sur-Seine, south-east of...
- and Neuville-sur-Ailette, about 11 km away from Laon and 36 km away from Reims. It is located at the confluence of the Bièvre and Ailette valleys. The lake...
- include Noirieu Divette Mas or Matz Aronde Brèche Thérain Gland Thon Serre Ailette Ru de Servais Aisne Automne Nonette Thève Canal latéral à l'Oise List of...