| 单词 | chock |
| 释义 | chock /chok/, n. 1. a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc. 2. Naut. a. any of various heavy metal fittings on a deck or wharf that serve as fairleads for cables or chains. b. a shaped support or cradle for a ship's boat, barrel, etc. c. a small wooden piece or timber for filling a gap, reinforcing an angle, etc., in a wooden vessel. 3. Metalworking. a bearing supporting the end of a rolling mill. 4. Mining. a roof support made of cribbing filled with stones. Cf. cog3 (def. 2). v.t. 5. to furnish with or secure by a chock or chocks. 6. Naut. to place (a boat) upon chocks. adv. 7. as close or tight as possible: chock against the edge. [ME < AF choque (cf. modern Picard choke big log, Normandy dial. chouque), OF çoche (F soche); of uncert. orig.] |
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