longe
A long rope or flat web line, more commonly referred to as a longe line, approximately…A long rope or flat web line, more commonly referred to as a longe line, approximately 20-30 feet long, attached to the bridle, longeing cavesson, or halter of a horse and used to control the animal while longeing.
» The surviving refugees longed for freedom.
Die überlebenden Flüchtlinge sehnten sich nach Freiheit.
Meaning
3 sensesA long rope or flat web line, more commonly referred to as a longe line, approximately 20-30 feet long, attached to the bridle, longeing cavesson, or halter of a horse and used to control the animal while longeing.
The training ground for a horse.
(obsolete)A lunge; a thrust.
Examples
36 sentencesThe surviving refugees longed for freedom.
deDie überlebenden Flüchtlinge sehnten sich nach Freiheit. — Jens_Odo
Tom longed to see Mary again.
deTom sehnte sich nach einem Wiedersehen mit Maria. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He longed for her talented skills.
They all longed for the holidays.
They all longed for the holiday.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From French allonger (“to lengthen”), or Latin longa (“long”), i.e. the long rope.From French allonger (“to lengthen”), or Latin longa (“long”), i.e. the long rope.
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