PROLONGE

Meaning of PROLONGE in English

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

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

PROLONGE — prōˈlänj noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from prolonger to prolong, draw out, from Middle French prolonguer : a rope …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PROLONGE — (n.) A rope with a hook and a toggle, sometimes used to drag a gun carriage or to lash it …
Английский словарь Webster
PROLONGE — ( n. ) A rope with a hook and a toggle, sometimes used to drag a gun carriage or to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROLONGE — /proh lonj"/ ; Fr. /prddaw lawonnzh"/ , n. , pl. prolonges /-lon"jiz/ ; Fr. /-lawonnzh"/ . Mil. a rope having …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PROLONGE KNOT — a knot consisting of three overlapping loops formed by a single rope passed alternately over and under itself at crossings. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAILOR'S BREASTPLATE. — See prolonge knot .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FADING — De l'anglais to fade, s'affaiblir. Affaiblissement progressif, sporadique ou prolongé dun signal émis. Il se manifeste par de la neige …
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