orgue

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noun

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.

OriginFrench orgue ← Latin organum ← Ancient Greek ὄργανον →
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Meanings

nounorgue (plural orgues)

plural orgues

  1. governmentAny 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. governmentA 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.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὄργανον“organ, instrument, tool”
  2. Latinorganum“organ, instrument, tool”
  3. Frenchorgue
  4. Englishorgue

From French orgue, from Latin organum (“organ, instrument, tool”), from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon, “organ, instrument, tool”). Doublet of organ, organon, and organum.

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APA

orgue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orgue

MLA

“orgue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orgue. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orgue,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orgue.

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