abattant

== French == === Etymology === Adjective and noun derived from the present participle of abattre, relating to the obsolete meaning "put horizontal", in which it has been replaced by rabattre. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === abattant (feminine abattante, masculine plural abattants, feminine plural abattantes) flat and articulated so it can move from a horizontal to a vertical position === Noun === abattant m (plural abattants) a lid or flap which can move from a horizontal to a vertical position a toilet lid (rare) any sort of flap ==== Usage notes ==== Despite appearances, the matching verb is rabattre, not abattre. === Participle === abattant present participle of abattre === Further reading === “abattant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012