Crossword clues for sault
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sault \Sault\, n. [OF., F. saut, fr. L. saltus. See Salt a
leap.]
A rapid in some rivers; as, the Sault Ste. Marie. [U.S.]
--Bartlett.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"waterfall or rapid," c.1600, from colonial French sault, 17c. alternative spelling of saut "to leap," from Latin saltus, from salire "to leap" (see salient (adj.)).
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. (context obsolete English) assault. (13th-17th c.) Etymology 2
n. 1 (context obsolete English) A leap or jump, especially one made by a horse. (14th-18th c.) 2 (context North America English) A waterfall; a rapid#Noun. (from 17th c.)
Gazetteer
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "sault".
Lawrence, at the Sault au Matelot, a tall figure clad in a cassock stood and watched the river below.
And there were others at hand, and Ninon sailed around the cold blue lakes, past Sault St.
This author seemed only to exist as the payee on checks that had been cashed through an account belonging to the administrator of Safe Harbor, a social services facility in Sault Ste.
Robbers: and the name Saulteurs, applied to a principal band that frequented the Sault St.
Life and Errours, we find that the rest was written by one Sault, at two guineas a sheet, under the direction of Dr. Midgeley.
Life and Errours, we find that the rest was written by one Sault, at two guineas a sheet, under the direction of Dr.
You greet with silent satisfaction the level river, stretching between the Long Sault and the Coteau, and you admire the delightful tranquillity of that beautiful Lake St.
He'd foiled three robbery attempts (two on himself, thanks in part to Dey morin's advice about where to keep his money), two as saults, and numerous shoplifting attempts.
He had had a lifetime of threats and manipulative as saults on his emotions, worse, on his mind.