pendule

British  

/ ˈpɛn-, ˈpɒŋdjʊl /

noun

1. Also called: pendulum.  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

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Example Sentences

The God of Song was sitting on a beautiful pendule, with the name of Sismonde conspicuous on its dial above, and the name of the Countess Joblonsky engraved on its marble pedestal below.

From Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 by Various

It was a dial plate for a pendule, on which the hours were marked by flowers—by those flowers which open or close their petals at particular times of the day.

From Tales and Novels — Volume 06 by Edgeworth, Maria

It was a large Louis Seize pendule, and he knew it to be genuine of his own knowledge; he had bought it.

From Hugo A Fantasia on Modern Themes by Bennett, Arnold

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

From In the Days of My Youth by Edwards, Amelia Ann Blanford

At the topmost story of a high house she took two unfurnished rooms; the largest contained her bed, secrétaire, commode, pendule, prie-dieu, and whatever was best and gayest of her possessions.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various