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langrel

langrel noun: langrage (scraps of metal used to fire at an enemy).

Noun

langrel (uncountable)

  1. (historical, obsolete) Langrage (scraps of metal used to fire at an enemy).
    • The “Virgen del Pilar” was within five hundred yards of the harbour's mouth, when six sakers, charged now with langrel, chain and cross-bar, swept her decks with murderous effect and some damage to her shrouds.1931, Rafael Sabatini, “The Chronicles Of Captain Blood”, in [aka Captain Blood Returns], published 2008, page 80
    • Langrel shot was also intended to damage the enemy's rigging.1987, Brian Lavery, The Arming and Fitting of English Ships of War, 1600-1815, page 137

Questions about langrel

What does langrel mean?
Langrel means langrage (scraps of metal used to fire at an enemy).
What part of speech is langrel?
Langrel is a noun.

Words near langrel in the dictionary

  1. Langpoklakpam
  2. Langport
  3. langrage
  4. Langrehr
  5. Langrehrs
  6. langrel
  7. Langreo
  8. Langres
  9. langret
  10. langrets
  11. Langrick

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