Vauban

[ voh-bahn ]

noun

1. Sé·bas·tien le Pres·tre de [sey-b, a, s-, tyan, l, uh, , pre, -t, r, uh, d, uh], 1633–1707, French military engineer and marshal.

Vauban

/ vobɑ̃ /

noun

1. VaubanSébastien Le Prestre de16331707MFrenchTECHNOLOGY: engineerMILITARY: general Sébastien Le Prestre de (sebastjɛ̃ lə prɛtrə də). 1633–1707, French military engineer and marshal, who greatly developed the science of fortification and devised novel siege tactics using a series of parallel trenches

Example Sentences

After Parliament met again and failed to bring down the government on Monday, many demonstrators slipped out of the authorized protest zone on Place Vauban, which was surrounded by throngs of police trucks and officers in riot gear.

From New York Times

A few blocks away, tension was palpable on the Place Vauban, near the National Assembly, where hundreds of mostly young protesters had gathered.

From New York Times

Irish Champion Hurdle winner State Man and stablemate Vauban are next in the betting for the Festival's leading trainer Willie Mullins.

From BBC

Steeped in absurdist ideas, the existentialist comedy presents the actress as Caterine Vauban, a sort of antagonist whose nihilistic views on life go against widespread optimism.

From Los Angeles Times

The stage will be marked by the Vauban buildings in Royan, Rochefort or La Rochelle, but also by a course mainly set by the sea… and the crossing of marshlands swept by wind.

From The Guardian