Crossword clues for prairial
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Prairial \Prai`ri`al"\, n. [F., fr. prairie meadow.] The ninth month of the French Republican calendar, which dated from September 22, 1792. It began May, 20, and ended June 18. See Vendemiaire.
Wikipedia
Prairial was the ninth month in the French Republican Calendar. This month was named after the French word prairie, which means meadow. It was the name given to several ships.
Prairial was the third month of the spring quarter (mois de printemps). It started May 20 or May 21. It ended June 18 or June 19. It follows the Floréal and precedes the Messidor.
The following ships are named Prairial:
- Prairial (supertanker), one of the Batillus class supertankers
- A submarine of the French Navy, sunk in a collision in April 1918.12
- Prairial (F 731), a frigate of the French Navy
Usage examples of "prairial".
He has not to wait long, for the exterminating machine he set up on the 22nd of Prairial, is in their hands, and it has to work as he planned it, namely, by making rapid turns and almost haphazard: the odium of a blind sweeping massacre rests with them.