échappatoire

== French == === Etymology === From échapper +‎ -(at)oire. Compare Italian scappatoia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.ʃa.pa.twaʁ/ === Noun === échappatoire f (plural échappatoires) loophole, escape route (method of escape) Near-synonyms: issue; subterfuge; dérobade désespérément chercher une échappatoire ― desperately searching for an escape route === Further reading === “échappatoire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012