Nautical. A coarse network of small ropes used now or formerly for various purposes, as to prevent boarding, keep off splinters or falling spars…
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > netting used for stowage or protection (6) netting1567 Nautical. A coarse network of small ropes used now or formerly for various purposes, as to prevent boarding, keep off splinters or falling spars… garland1769 Nautical. A kind of net (see quot. 1769). gangway netting1794 (on a warship) the netting with which the gangway between quarterdeck and forecastle is fenced, and in which some of the hammocks are stowed. splinter-netting1799 a net or netting of small rope spread on board a warship during action to protect the men from falling splinters. waist-nettings1849 (see quots.). splinter net1894 |
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