Battant

French-English Dictionary of Military Terms · 1918 · p. 3

Leaf of a door or shutter. Clapper (of bell). Fly (of flag). Adequate freeboard (of ship). Snap-over fastener.—Battant de cro e (de grenadiére). Butt swivel (lower band swivel) of rifle-—Porte & deux battants. Double folding doors. [p.57]