Definition of unreeve in English:
unreeve
verbunrove, unreeves, unreeving ʌnˈriːvˌənˈrēv
[with object]Nautical Withdraw (a rope) from a securing ring or block.
jib stays can be unrove, and then rove through the lacing
Example sentencesExamples
- A second man moves the yard and boats it, unreeving and coiling the halyard in the process.
- All hands were then sent aloft, and for an hour or two we were hard at work, making the booms well fast; unreeving the studding-sail and royal and skysail gear.
- That fellow swam off to the coaster - five hundred yards or so - with the end of a warp made up of all the running gear unrove for the purpose.
- This will provide additional boom length, reduce boom nose height, and can be accomplished without unreeving the main hoist load line 46.
- Because the plate that is pivoted to the boom carries also the main winch, it is not necessary to unreeve the lifting ropes and the block.