pendule

/ (ˈpɒŋdjʊl, ˈpɛn-) /

noun

mountaineering a manoeuvre by which a climber on a rope from above swings in a pendulum-like series of movements to reach another line of ascent Also called: pendulum

Words nearby pendule

pendolino, pendragon, pendu, pendular, pendular nystagmus, pendule, pendulous, pendulum, pendulum effect, pendulum watch, pene-

Example sentences from the Web for pendule

And then, taking a knife from his pocket, he cut the pendule off, leaving a bit of torn cloth on the side of his jacket.

John Bull on the Guadalquivir |Anthony Trollope
The party was about to rise from play, when suddenly the "pendule" on the chimney-piece struck two.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. III, No. XVII, October 1851 |Various
It was a large Louis Seize pendule, and he knew it to be genuine of his own knowledge; he had bought it.

Hugo |Arnold Bennett
My eye instantly perceived that the one pendule was still missing from his jacket.

John Bull on the Guadalquivir |Anthony Trollope

Just at this moment, the pendule in the adjoining room struck six.

In the Days of My Youth |Amelia Ann Blandford Edwards

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pendule

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Words nearby pendule

Example sentences from the Web for pendule