transitive. Nautical. To let or feed out (an anchor cable). Obsolete.
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释义 | society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > berth, moor, or anchor (a ship) [verb (transitive)] > anchor (a ship) > slacken off or shorten (cable) (2) to stick out1770 transitive. Nautical. To let or feed out (an anchor cable). Obsolete. to shorten in1803 Nautical. to shorten in: to heave in (the cable) so that a shorter length remains overboard. Also absol. |
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