(a) a rope attached to an anchor, by which the anchor is lowered or raised from a ship, airship, etc.; a length or type of rope suitable for this…
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > anchoring equipment > [noun] > anchor rope or cable (27) anchor ropeOE (a) a rope attached to an anchor, by which the anchor is lowered or raised from a ship, airship, etc.; a length or type of rope suitable for this… coble?a1400 = cable, n. cablec1400 spec. (Nautical) The strong thick rope to which a ship's anchor is fastened; and by transference, anything used for the same purpose, as a chain of… anchor tow1602 an anchor cable. anchor-gable1609 an anchor cable; cf. gable, n.2 1. rode1612 A rope, esp. one attached to the anchor of a boat. Cf. roding, n.3 anchor line1614 a cable, rope, etc., attached to or serving as an anchor (in senses 1 and 3); also (and in earliest use) figurative. roding1896 An anchor rope. Cf. rode, n.1 Subcategories:— formed of chain (6) — which can be paid out as necessary (1) — length of (2) — belonging to specific anchor (5) — portion intended to lie on bottom (1) — turn of about the bitts (3) — two cables spliced together (1) |
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