buntline

[ buhnt-lin, -lahyn ]

/ ˈbʌnt lɪn, -ˌlaɪn /

noun Nautical.

one of the ropes attached to the foot of a square sail to haul it up to the yard for furling.

Origin of buntline

First recorded in 1620–30; bunt² + line¹

Words nearby buntline

Bunsen burner, Bunsen's solubility coefficient, bunt, buntal, bunting, buntline, bunton, bunt order, Buñuel, buñuelo, bunya

Definition for buntline (2 of 2)

Buntline

[ buhnt-lin, -lahyn ]

/ ˈbʌnt lɪn, -ˌlaɪn /

noun

Ned, 1823–86, pen name of Edward Zane Carroll Judson.

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Example sentences from the Web for buntline

Buntline said, 'You must not recite cues; they are for you to speak from—the last words of the persons who speak before you.'
Beadle's Boy's Library of Sport, Story and Adventure, Vol. I, No. 1.|Prentiss Ingraham
Buffalo Bill has since figured in one of Buntline's Indian romances.
Buffalo Land|W. E. Webb
Buntline said, 'Go ahead with the second act, it's going splendid.'
Beadle's Boy's Library of Sport, Story and Adventure, Vol. I, No. 1.|Prentiss Ingraham
Peaks, on the main topmast-stay, caught Howe in the very act of passing the gasket through the bight of the buntline.
Down the Rhine|Oliver Optic

Bitts tried to cry out; but when he did so, Phillips ordered the hands at the buntline to haul taut.
Down the Rhine|Oliver Optic

British Dictionary definitions for buntline

buntline

/ (ˈbʌntlɪn, -ˌlaɪn) /

noun

nautical one of several lines fastened to the foot of a square sail for hauling it up to the yard when furling

Word Origin for buntline

C17: from bunt ² + line 1

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

单词	buntline
释义	buntline [ buhnt-lin, -lahyn ] / ˈbʌnt lɪn, -ˌlaɪn / noun Nautical. one of the ropes attached to the foot of a square sail to haul it up to the yard for furling. Origin of buntline First recorded in 1620–30; bunt² + line¹ Words nearby buntline Bunsen burner, Bunsen's solubility coefficient, bunt, buntal, bunting, buntline, bunton, bunt order, Buñuel, buñuelo, bunya Definition for buntline (2 of 2) Buntline [ buhnt-lin, -lahyn ] / ˈbʌnt lɪn, -ˌlaɪn / noun Ned, 1823–86, pen name of Edward Zane Carroll Judson. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for buntline Buntline said, 'You must not recite cues; they are for you to speak from—the last words of the persons who speak before you.' Beadle's Boy's Library of Sport, Story and Adventure, Vol. I, No. 1.\|Prentiss Ingraham Buffalo Bill has since figured in one of Buntline's Indian romances. Buffalo Land\|W. E. Webb Buntline said, 'Go ahead with the second act, it's going splendid.' Beadle's Boy's Library of Sport, Story and Adventure, Vol. I, No. 1.\|Prentiss Ingraham Peaks, on the main topmast-stay, caught Howe in the very act of passing the gasket through the bight of the buntline. Down the Rhine\|Oliver Optic Bitts tried to cry out; but when he did so, Phillips ordered the hands at the buntline to haul taut. Down the Rhine\|Oliver Optic British Dictionary definitions for buntline buntline / (ˈbʌntlɪn, -ˌlaɪn) / noun nautical one of several lines fastened to the foot of a square sail for hauling it up to the yard when furling Word Origin for buntline C17: from bunt ² + line 1 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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