| 释义 |
double-bitt, v. Naut.
[see bitt.]
trans. To pass (a cable) twice round the bitts, or round two pairs of bitts instead of one.
1833Marryat P. Simple xv, ‘Which cable was ranged last night—the best bower?’ ‘Yes, sir.’ ‘Jump down, then, and see it double-bitted and stoppered at thirty fathoms.’ 1867Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. 104 In ships of war there are usually two pairs of cable-bitts, and when they are both used at once the cable is said to be double-bitted. |