tillac

Of Germanic naval origin, from Old Norse þilja, thilia, from Proto-Germanic *þiljǭ (“plank, board”).

• IPA^(key): /ti.jak/

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tillac m (plural tillacs)

1. (nautical, historical) upper deck

• “tillac”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• cillât

Borrowed from Old Norse þilja.

tillac m (plural tillacs)

1. (Jersey, nautical) poop

• poupe