pavesade means A canvas screen, formerly sometimes extended along the side of a vessel in battle, to conceal from the enemy the operations on board.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, pavesade ranks #1,028 of 20,718 for Qualifying.
Etymology
From French pavesade. See pavis.
noun
- A canvas screen, formerly sometimes extended along the side of a vessel in battle, to conceal from the enemy the operations on board.