| 单词 | knighthead |
| 释义 | knighthead[ nahyt-hed ] / ˈnaɪtˌhɛd / noun Nautical.either of a pair of upright members flanking and securing the bowsprit of a ship at the bow, often used as mooring bitts; apostle. a plate at the fore end of a topgallant forecastle, on an iron or steel sailing ship, through which a spike bowsprit passes. Origin of knightheadFirst recorded in 1705–15; knight + head Words nearby knightheadknight bachelor, knight banneret, Knight, Death and the Devil, knight-errant, knight-errantry, knighthead, knighthood, knight in shining armor, knightly, knight marshal, Knight of the Bath Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for knightheadknighthead / (ˈnaɪtˌhɛd) / nounnautical either of a pair of vertical supports for each side of the bowsprit Word Origin for knightheadC18: originally decorated with carvings of knights' heads Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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