enfoncement

== French == === Etymology === From enfoncer (“to break down; to drive in; to sink”) +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.fɔ̃s.mɑ̃/ === Noun === enfoncement m (plural enfoncements) breaking down, breaking open (of a door etc.); breaking through (enemy lines) driving in (of a stake, post etc.) sinking (of foundations) recess, nook, cranny dip, slide === Further reading === “enfoncement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012