prolonge

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prō lonj′; Fr. prô lônzh′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pro•longe  (prō lonj′; Fr. prô lônzh′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lon•ges (-lon′jiz; Fr. -lônzh′).USA pronunciation [Mil.]
  1. Militarya rope having a hook at one end and a toggle at the other, used for various purposes, as to draw a gun carriage.
  • French, noun, nominal derivative of prolonger to prolong
  • 1855–60

'prolonge' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
prolonge knot - sailor's breastplate

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