gole
English
Noun
gole (plural goles)
- (British India) The main body of an army in array; a clustered body of troops; an irregular squadron of horsemen.
- 1849, Brigadier Lockwood, Report of 2nd Cavalry Division at Battle of Goojerat:
- About this time a large gole of horsemen came on towards me, and I proposed to charge; but as they turned at once from the fire of the guns, and as there was a nullah in front, I refrained from advancing after them.
Alternative forms
Asturian
Friulian
Related terms
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɔ.lɛ/
- Rhymes: -ɔlɛ
- Syllabification: go‧le
- Homophone: golę
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