| 单词 | dolphin-striker |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdolphin-striker dolphin-striker n. Nautical a short gaff spar fixed perpendicularly under the cap of the bowsprit for guying down the jib-boom; also called martingale (which name is also given to the ropes connecting it with the jib-boom). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > spar > [noun] > spar projecting over bows > extension of > spar for guys of martingale1794 dolphin-striker1834 whisker1844 1834Dolphin-striker [see sense 6b]. 1841 F. Marryat Joseph Rushbrook II. vii. 173 A very unequal collision..carried away our..dolphin-striker. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. at Martingale The spar is usually termed the dolphin-striker, from its handy position whence to strike fish. < as lemmas |
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