réseau
Pronunciation: /ˈreɪzəʊ/
noun ( plural réseaux pronunc. )
- a network or grid: figurative a true réseau reaching across literature, music, mathematics, and product design
- a plain net ground used in lacemaking.
- a reference marking pattern on a photograph, used in astronomy and surveying.
- a spy or intelligence network, especially in the French resistance movement during the German occupation.
Origin:
late 16th century (as a term in lacemaking): French, literally 'net, web'