noyade

[ nwah-yahd; French nwa-yad ]
/ nwɑˈyɑd; French nwaˈyad /

noun

destruction or execution by drowning, especially as practiced at Nantes, France, in 1793–94, during the Reign of Terror.

Origin of noyade

1810–20; < French: drowning, equivalent to noy(er) to drown (< Latin necāre to kill) + -ade -ade1

Words nearby noyade

nowt, nowty, nowy, nox, noxious, noyade, noyau, noyes, noyon, nozzle, np

British Dictionary definitions for noyade

noyade
/ (nwɑːˈjɑːd, French nwajad) /

noun

French history execution by drowning, esp as practised during the Reign of Terror at Nantes from 1793 to 1794

Word Origin for noyade

C19: from French, from noyer to drown, from Late Latin necāre to drown, from Latin: to put to death