Plonge v. t.  To cleanse, as open drains which are entered by the tide, by stirring up the sediment when the tide ebbs.
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  Plon·gée n.  Mil. A slope or sloping toward the front; as, the plongée of a parapet; the plongée of a shell in its course. [Sometimes written plonge.]
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