prolonge
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prolonge
(prəˈlɒndʒ)n
(Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (formerly) a specially fitted rope used as part of the towing equipment of a gun carriage
[C19: from French, from prolonger to prolong]
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Noun | 1. | prolonge - a rope fitted with a hook and used for towing a gun carriage prolonge knot, sailor's breastplate - a knot in the rope used to drag a gun carriage rope - a strong line |
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