foudre

American  

[foo-dr^uh] / ˈfu drə /

noun

French.

plural

foudres

1. a large cask for maturing, storing, and transporting wine.

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Example Sentences

Can a muralist and product designer infographic his way into telling a compelling love story, from coup de foudre to coeur brisé?

From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2023

Or all at once, in a coup de foudre, a lightning strike of, “Hey, this is my town!”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2022

Mr. Rogers and his wife also parted ways when, in a coup de foudre in the early 1970s, he fell in love with Ruth Elias, an American book designer and later a chef.

From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2021

The words "coup de foudre" appear in the text.

From The Guardian • Jul. 9, 2011

Thus all our tragic poets, when they would rhyme to "poudre" or "resoudre," invariably make use of "foudre"; and uniformly make "tonnerre" roll, when they would rhyme to "terre."

From A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" by Fran?ois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)