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单词 gunter
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Definition of gunter in English:

gunter

nounˈɡʌntə
Sailing
  • 1A fore-and-aft sail whose spar is nearly vertical and acts as a mast extension.

  • 2historical A type of rig in which the topmast slides up and down the lower mast on rings.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A spar pivoted round till it is nearly parallel to the mast [think: like a paper fan], creating a triangular sail, is called a gunter rig.
    • It was called the gunter by seamen and was an important step in the development of the slide rule.

Derivatives

  • gunter-rigged

  • adjective
    Sailing

Origin

Late 18th century: named after E. Gunter (see Gunter's chain).

 
 

Definition of gunter in US English:

gunter

nounˈɡən(t)ər
Sailing
  • 1A fore-and-aft sail whose spar is nearly vertical and acts as a mast extension.

    1. 1.1historical A type of rig in which the topmast slides up and down the lower mast on rings.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It was called the gunter by seamen and was an important step in the development of the slide rule.
      • A spar pivoted round till it is nearly parallel to the mast [think: like a paper fan], creating a triangular sail, is called a gunter rig.

Origin

Late 18th century: named after E. Gunter (see Gunter's chain).

 
 
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