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单词 buntline
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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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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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