| 单词 | riding cable |
| 释义 | > as lemmasriding cable riding cable n. Nautical the anchor cable which bears the greatest strain while a vessel is riding at anchor. ΚΠ 1832 United Service Jrnl. Aug. 516 Soon after the ships separated our riding cable parted. 1919 C. B. Hawes Mutineers (2007) i. ii. 19 The men paid out the riding cable and tripped it, and hove in the slack of the other. 2005 D. J. House Seamanship Examiner ii. 99 Let go the weather anchor and use engine (if available) to move the vessel ahead while at the same time recovering cable on the riding cable. < as lemmas |
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