Definitions For Orgue

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.

Etymology

From {{etyl, fr, en}}, from {{etyl, la, en}} {{lena}} organum, , organ, instrument, tool, from (Ancient Greek) ὄργανον, , organ, instrument, tool. {{doublet, en, organ}}.