| 释义 |
ˈchain-ˌcable
A ship's cable formed of a chain. Also attrib.
So called on coming into more general use in the early part of this century, to distinguish it from the ordinary (hemp) cable; now that it has almost entirely superseded the latter, ‘cable’ alone generally means chain-cable.
1830Marryat King's Own xix, His nerves were like a chain-cable. 1839Thirlwall Greece VI. l. 200. 1848 Dickens Dombey ix, Chain-cable forges. |