| 释义 |
ˈdownhaul Naut.|-hɔːl|
[f. down adv. + haul v.]
(See quot. 1867.)
1669Sturmy Mariner's Mag. 17 All down upon your doone hall. 1727Swift Gulliver ii. i, We belayed the fore downhaul. 1840R. H. Dana Bef. Mast v. 11, I..sprang forward, threw the downhaul over the windlass. 1867Smyth Sailor's Word-bk., Down-haul, a rope passing up..to the upper corner of the sail to pull it down when shortening sail. Also..to the outer yard-arms of studding-sails, to take them in securely.
b. attrib. downhaul tackle (see quot. 1867).
1762Falconer Shipwr. ii. 319 Below the down-haul tackle others ply. 1867Smyth Sailor's Word-bk., Down-haul tackles, employed when lower yards are struck to..prevent them from swaying about after the trusses are unrove. |