rangale

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noun

The ranks or body of an army.

“A rangale fled across the road just a few feet in front of my car.”

OriginFrench rengaille →
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Meanings

noun
  1. obsoleterareThe ranks or body of an army.
  2. rareA herd of deer.

    A rangale fled across the road just a few feet in front of my car.

    3 more examples

    By the time I reacted, this particular rangale, having evaded death by a mere hair's breadth, was disappearing downhill on the other side of the road.

    2026, Sandra Jackson-Opoku, Savvy Summers and the Po'boy Perils: A Mystery, St. Martin's Publishing Group

    Sometimes when we popped over a ridgeline, we would see a herd of caribou, a rangale of deer, and occasionally a small gang of elk.

    2025, Dominic M. Martin, Dad: A Son Remembers, Austin Macauley Publishers

    In the wild little grove stood a grand stag watching over his rangale.

    2024, Patricia Monge, A Quiet Rumble, page 9

Origin

  1. Frenchrengaille
  2. Englishrangale

From French rengaille.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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