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prolonge

prolonge noun: a rope with a hook and a toggle, sometimes used to drag a gun carriage or to tie it to the limber, and for various other purposes.

prolonge: a rope with a hook and a toggle, sometimes used to drag a gun carriage or to tie it to the limber,...
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Noun

prolonge (plural prolonges)

  1. (historical) A rope with a hook and a toggle, sometimes used to drag a gun carriage or to tie it to the limber, and for various other purposes.

Forms of prolonge

pluralprolonges

Origin of prolonge

French [Term?]. See prolong.

Questions about prolonge

What does prolonge mean?
Prolonge means a rope with a hook and a toggle, sometimes used to drag a gun carriage or to tie it to the limber, and for various other purposes.
What part of speech is prolonge?
Prolonge is a noun.
What is the plural of prolonge?
The plural of prolonge is prolonges.

Words near prolonge in the dictionary

  1. prolongation
  2. prolongational
  3. prolongational reduction
  4. prolongational reductions
  5. prolongations
  6. prolonge
  7. prolonged
  8. prolonged abortion
  9. prolonged abortions
  10. prolonged grief disorder
  11. prolongedly

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