rolling spar

  • 1rolling spar — noun : boat boom …

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  • 2rolling hitch — noun Date: circa 1769 a hitch knot for fastening a line to a spar or to the standing part of another line that will not slip when the pull is parallel to the spar or line see knot illustration …

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  • 3rolling reef — noun : a reef made by rolling up the sail around a spar at the foot …

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  • 4rolling hitch — a hitch on a spar or the like, composed of two round turns and a half hitch so disposed as to jam when a stress is applied parallel to the object on which the hitch is made. [1835 45] * * * …

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  • 5rolling hitch — noun a kind of hitch used to attach a rope to a spar or larger rope …

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  • 6rolling hitch — roll′ing hitch n. navig. a hitch on a spar or the like designed to jam when stress is applied parallel to the object having the hitch • Etymology: 1835–45 …

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  • 7rolling hitch — /ˈroʊlɪŋ hɪtʃ/ (say rohling hich) noun a kind of hitch which is made round a spar or the like with the end of a rope, and which jams when the rope is pulled …

  • 8rolling hitch — noun a hitch for fastening a line to a spar or another rope • Hypernyms: ↑hitch • Hyponyms: ↑magnus hitch …

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  • 9Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …

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