单词 | pad-eye |
释义 | > as lemmaspad-eye pad-eye n. Engineering a flat metal plate with a projecting loop or ring, made all in one piece. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > ring- or eye-bolt ringbolt1599 sprig1794 pad-eye1909 1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Pad-eye, in ship-building, a flat rectangular piece of metal with an eye or ring projecting edgewise from its surface, the whole forming one solid piece. It is attached to the surface on which it is placed by screws or rivets through the flat part. 1972 L. M. Harris Introd. Deepwater Floating Drilling Operations vi. 76 The principal use of buoys in floating-drilling operations is to mark anchors... The unit should have strong padeyes on top and bottom for attaching handling lines and pendants. 1994 Soldier of Fortune Sept. 40/1 Smaller models had steel pad-eyes to facilitate transport and placement. < as lemmas |
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