The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Plong'ee \Plon`g['e]e"\, n. [F. See Plunge.] (Mil.)
A slope or sloping toward the front; as, the plong['e]e of a
parapet; the plong['e]e of a shell in its course. [Sometimes
written plonge.]
[1913 Webster]