DCHP-2
renversé Cdn French DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a tract of land strewn with trees toppled by the wind.
See also: slash ((n.)) windfall (def. 2)
- 1809 (1897) They came through dreadful country on the N. side, covered with thick woods, brûlés, and renversés.
- 1860 (1956) At times, when a violent storm has raged, whole districts in the forests for miles round will be covered with over-blown trees. Thus is formed what the French Canadians call a "renversi."
- 1809 (1897) They came through dreadful country on the N. side, covered with thick woods, brûlés, and renversés.