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attelage

team of draught animals, harness

noun ah-tuh-LAHZH Rare

Also means

hitch, coupling (vehicles)

Usage Note

Attelage primarily refers to a team of horses, oxen, or dogs harnessed together, or the harness itself. In modern technical usage it extends to the coupling device between a car and a trailer. The verb atteler means to harness an animal or to hitch a vehicle. Dételage is the antonym, meaning unharnessing.

Examples

"L'attelage de chevaux traversait la plaine."

Natural Translation

The team of horses crossed the plain.

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