prolonge

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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.

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Meanings

nounprolonge (plural prolonges)

plural prolonges

  1. historicalgovernmentA 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.

Origin

  1. French[Term?]
  2. Englishprolonge

French [Term?]. See prolong.

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APA

prolonge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prolonge

MLA

“prolonge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prolonge. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prolonge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prolonge.

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