| 单词 | quarter-tackle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasquarter-tackle ΚΠ 1762 Gen. Hist. Sieges & Battles iii. 191 Quarter-tackle-pendants..are fastened on the quarters of the yard, and are used for taking in or hoisting provisions, &c. 1815 W. Burney Falconer's New Universal Dict. Marine (rev. ed.) Quarter-tackle, a strong tackle fixed occasionally upon the quarter of the main or fore-yard, to hoist boats and heavy packages into and out of the ship. 1892 Rio Grande Republican (Las Cruces, New Mexico) 8 Apr. 3/2 He called upon the lieutenant in charge of the sappers and miners, asking that some arrangements be made so that the quarter tackles and recoil tackles could be worked. < as lemmas |
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