plongée

noun

A slope or sloping down toward the front.

“the plongée of a parapet; the plongée of a shell in its course”

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Meanings

nounplongée (plural plongées)

plural plongées

  1. governmentA slope or sloping down toward the front.

    the plongée of a parapet; the plongée of a shell in its course

Origin

  1. Frenchplongée
  2. Englishplongée

Borrowed from French plongée. See plunge.

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APA

plongée. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plong%C3%A9e

MLA

“plongée.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plong%C3%A9e. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plongée,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plong%C3%A9e.

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