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orgues

orgues is the plural of orgue.

Meaning of orgue

Noun

orgue (plural orgues)

  1. Any of a number of long, thick pieces of timber, pointed and shod with iron, and suspended, each by a separate rope, over a gateway, to be let down in case of attack.
  2. A piece of ordnance, consisting of a number of musket barrels arranged so that a match or train may connect with all their touchholes, and a discharge be secured almost or quite simultaneously.

Questions about orgues

What is orgues the plural of?
Orgues is the plural of orgue.

Words near orgues in the dictionary

  1. Orgosolo
  2. Orgreave
  3. orgs
  4. orgue
  5. orgueil
  6. orgues
  7. orguinette
  8. orguinettes
  9. orgulity
  10. orgulous
  11. orgulously

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