| 单词 | anchor chock |
| 释义 | > as lemmasanchor chock anchor chock n. Nautical †(a) a piece of wood inserted into an anchor stock to repair a defect (obsolete); (b) a block of wood, metal, or other material on which the anchor rests when not in use (frequently in plural). ΚΠ 1821 J. Fincham Introd. Outl. Pract. Ship-Building 195 Anchor Chock, a chock bolted upon the gunwale abaft the fore drift, for the fluke of the sheet and spare anchor to rest upon, when these anchors are stowed. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Anchor-chocks, pieces indented into a wooden anchor-stock where it has become worn or defective in the way of the shank; also pieces of wood or iron on which an anchor rests when it is stowed. 1906 Internat. Marine Engin. June 230 Bow and anchor chocks are also fitted to this deck. 2010 R. D. Taylor Mingming ii. ix. 161 It has all the features of a fore deck: a bow roller, a chain-pipe, a mooring cleat and anchor chocks bearing a well-lashed anchor. < as lemmas |
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