PROLONGE KNOT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A knot in the rope used to drag a gun carriage

Synonyms:

prolonge knot; sailor's breastplate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("prolonge knot" is a kind of...):

knot (any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object)

Holonyms ("prolonge knot" is a part of...):

prolonge (a rope fitted with a hook and used for towing a gun carriage)

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