affalement

== French == === Etymology === From affaler (“to lower”) +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.fal.mɑ̃/ === Noun === affalement m (plural affalements) (nautical) lowering (of a mast etc) === Further reading === “affalement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012