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Orgue
Orgue
,Noun.
[F., fr. L.
organum
organ, Gr. [GREEK]. See Organ
.] (Mil.)
(a)
Any one of a number of long, thick pieces of timber, pointed and shod with iron, and suspended, each by a separate rope, over a gateway, to be let down in case of attack.
(b)
A piece of ordnance, consisting of a number of musket barrels arranged so that a match or train may connect with all their touchholes, and a discharge be secured almost or quite simultaneously.
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orgue
orgue
English
Noun
orgue (plural orgues)
- (military) Any of a number of long, thick pieces of timber, pointed and shod with iron, and suspended, each by a separate rope, over a gateway, to be let down in case of attack.
- (military) A piece of ordnance, consisting of a number of musket barrels arranged so that a match or train may connect with all their touchholes, and a discharge be secured almost or quite simultaneously.
Catalan
Noun
orgue m (plural orgues)
- (music) organ
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French
Etymology
From Classical Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔʁɡ/
Noun
orgue m (plural orgues)