prolonge

[ proh-lonj; French praw-lawnzh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Military.

, plural pro·lon·ges [proh-, lon, -jiz, p, r, aw-, lawnzh].

a rope having a hook at one end and a toggle at the other, used for various purposes, as to draw a gun carriage.

prolonge

/ prəˈlɒndʒ /

(formerly) a specially fitted rope used as part of the towing equipment of a gun carriage

1855–60; < French, noun derivative of prolonger to prolong

C19: from French, from prolonger to prolong

The artillery, by using the prolonge, may also continue its retreat while in battery and firing.

Il y a pire qu'une guerre, c'est une guerre qui se prolonge.

Vous avez enfin russi, et, en nous quittant, vous emportez la preuve de l'utilit de votre visite et de votre rsidence prolonge.

Two of our guns were drawn away by the prolonge (that is, by means of ropes manned by men on foot), and two were abandoned.

Of synners that prolonge from daye to day to amende theyr myslyuyng.

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