单词 | downhaul line |
释义 | > as lemmasdownhaul line General attributive, as downhaul line, downhaul tackle, etc. ΚΠ 1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck ii. 24 Below, the down-haul tackle, others ply. 1791 W. Hutchinson Treat. Pract. Seamanship (new ed.) 268 If the downhaul line be long enough for the end to be kept on board, a larger rope may be hauled on shore. 1834 C. Martelli Naval Officer's Guide 237 When a stay is fitted, the downhaul block is seized to the strap round the bowsprit. 1843 Colburn's United Service Mag. May 15 The..down-haul tackles fixed to the fore and main-yards, to get them down and secure them to the gunwale. 1908 C. Cradock Whispers from Fleet 292 The chase of the gun was lowered on to the chocks on the inclined plane, and..two downhaul tackles were secured from the same place to the ship's side. 1978 D. M. Street Ocean Sailing Yacht II. iii. 102 Dousing sail is greatly facilitated if there is a downhaul brail line. 1998 Boards May 111/1 Or simply to make a loop in the downhaul rope to pass a ‘grunt’ through for better pulling purchase. 2004 T. Waldron Pride of Sea (2005) xv. 149 A half-dozen crew members lined up at the bow to pull on the downhaul line. < as lemmas |
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