point d'appui

/ pwɛ̃ dapwi /

noun

1. a support or prop
2. (formerly) the base or rallying point for a military unit

Example Sentences

Their purpose was to protect the right flank of the attack and to construct a point dappui on a suitable site between L8 and L10.

From Project Gutenberg

I quitted Conway early, driving across the chain-bridge, which serves as a most noble point dappui to the ruined castle.

From Project Gutenberg

The weakness of the old Fourth Party was that they had no point dappui; they were always a body of skirmishers altogether en lair.

From Project Gutenberg