Example sentences from the Web for dolphin striker

The rope-pendant, or small chain for staying the dolphin-striker.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
It is easily harpooned from the dolphin-striker, and appears to have the power of generating electricity.
The Ocean World:|Louis Figuier
He is always on the dolphin-striker when porpoises are around us, and usually strikes successfully.
The 'Fan Kwae' at Canton Before Treaty Days 1825-1844|William C. Hunter
The monkey was hanging by the tail from the dolphin-striker, admiring what John Crow called "his own dam ogly face in the water."
Tom Cringle's Log|Michael Scott

I did so, but he scrambled down, tumbling and clutching, and gripped me just abaft the dolphin-striker.
The Grain Ship|Morgan Robertson

dolphin striker

noun

nautical a short vertical strut between the bowsprit and a rope or cable (martingale) from the end of the jib boom to the stem or bows, used for maintaining tension and preventing upward movement of the jib boomAlso called: martingale boom, martingale

Words nearby dolphin striker

dolour, dolphin, dolphinarium, dolphinfish, dolphin kick, dolphin striker, Dolphy, dols., dolt, Dolton, dolus

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单词	dolphin striker
释义	Example sentences from the Web for dolphin striker The rope-pendant, or small chain for staying the dolphin-striker. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth It is easily harpooned from the dolphin-striker, and appears to have the power of generating electricity. The Ocean World:\|Louis Figuier He is always on the dolphin-striker when porpoises are around us, and usually strikes successfully. The 'Fan Kwae' at Canton Before Treaty Days 1825-1844\|William C. Hunter The monkey was hanging by the tail from the dolphin-striker, admiring what John Crow called "his own dam ogly face in the water." Tom Cringle's Log\|Michael Scott I did so, but he scrambled down, tumbling and clutching, and gripped me just abaft the dolphin-striker. The Grain Ship\|Morgan Robertson dolphin striker noun nautical a short vertical strut between the bowsprit and a rope or cable (martingale) from the end of the jib boom to the stem or bows, used for maintaining tension and preventing upward movement of the jib boomAlso called: martingale boom, martingale Words nearby dolphin striker dolour, dolphin, dolphinarium, dolphinfish, dolphin kick, dolphin striker, Dolphy, dols., dolt, Dolton, dolus 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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