melée

See also: melee and mêlée

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French mêlée.

Noun

melée (countable and uncountable, plural melées)

  1. Rare spelling of melee.
    • 2008, Nicholas Tracy, Nelson's Battles: The Triumph of British Seapower, Pen & Sword Books Limited, page 243:
      The French frigates did not provide much support to the fleet during the melée, unlike their British counterparts.
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