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Definition of cathead in English: catheadnounˈkathɛdˈkatˌhed A horizontal beam extending from each side of a ship's bow, used for raising and carrying an anchor. Example sentencesExamples - He sighed and stood, balancing on the cathead, then stepped across to the deck.
- Section 771 prohibits the use of rope-operated friction catheads for hoisting as of January 1, 2005.
- The best he could find was a place near the anchor's chains on the forecastle, near the cathead the crew uses as a privy.
Definition of cathead in US English: catheadnounˈkatˌhed A horizontal beam extending from each side of a ship's bow, used for raising and carrying an anchor. Example sentencesExamples - He sighed and stood, balancing on the cathead, then stepped across to the deck.
- The best he could find was a place near the anchor's chains on the forecastle, near the cathead the crew uses as a privy.
- Section 771 prohibits the use of rope-operated friction catheads for hoisting as of January 1, 2005.
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