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Definition of Prolonge
1. Noun. A rope fitted with a hook and used for towing a gun carriage.
Definition of Prolonge
1. n. A rope with a hook and a toggle, sometimes used to drag a gun carriage or to lash it to the limber, and for various other purposes.
Definition of Prolonge
1. a rope used for pulling a gun carriage [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prolonge
Literary usage of Prolonge
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1841)
"If he talca a tint from my cheeks, it only prolonge my toilette a little to wrest
it from hie clutches. ..."
2. Bulletin by Geological Survey of Western Australia (1893)
"J'observerai que le pommier se traite comme le poirier, mais que sa végétation
se prolonge beaucoup plus tard. Il faudra donc retarder les opérations et ..."
3. Instruction for Heavy Artillery by United States War Dept (1862)
"1 fastens the middle of the prolonge to the end of the pole.' Nos. ... 3 and 4
at the same time applying themselves at the prolonge. ..."
4. Proceedings (1902)
"L'apprenti, l'ouvrier finissent leur journée le samedi soir comme les autres
jours, relativement assez tard; l'employé de magasin prolonge la sienne, ..."
5. The Ordnance Manual for the Use of Officers of the United States Army by United States Army. Ordnance Dept (1850)
"Detach the prolonge ; place the limber over the piece so that the ... lash the
piece to the pintle hook, with the prolonge, by passing the ring of the ..."
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