| 单词 | peak downhaul |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspeak downhaul peak downhaul n. Nautical (now rare) a rope attached to the peak of a gaff, by which it may be hauled down. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > rigging > [noun] > running rigging > rope for raising or lowering gaff peak halyard1728 throat halyard1769 peak downhaul1825 1825 Times 7 Nov. 3/2 The peak downhaul caught him round the middle, and, before he could clear it, the other part of the downhaul caught the mast-head of a fishing smack. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Peak downhaul, a rope rove through a block at the outer end of the gaff to haul it down by. 1908 A. J. Kenealy Boat Sailing (ed. 8) xi The running rigging of a mainsail consists of peak and throat halyards, topping lifts, main sheet and peak downhaul. < as lemmas |
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