Appui

/əˈpwi/ noun

Military support or reinforcement, especially from artillery or another military unit helping defend a position.

From French 'appui,' meaning 'support' or 'prop,' derived from Latin 'appodium.' The word entered English military vocabulary during the 18th century through French military terminology.

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