[a. Fr. fougade, ad. It. fugata.] = FOUGASSE; also fig.
1643. Sir T. Browne, Relig. Med., 37. ’Twas not dumbe chance; that to discover the Fougade or Powder Plot, contrived a miscarriage in the letter.
1686. Lond. Gaz., No. 2163/1. The Enemy sprang five Mines or Fougades at the foot of the Breach.
1827. Southey, Penins. War, II. 126. The explosion of two fougades at the foot of the breach scarcely appeared to impede their progress.
