| 单词 | anchor hoop |
| 释义 | > as lemmasanchor hoop anchor hoop n. †(a) Nautical an iron hoop used to attach the stock to the shank of the anchor (obsolete); (b) a hoop attached to the ground, a wall, etc., and used to secure something in place (rare). ΚΠ 1790 E. Riou Jrnl. 3 Feb. in Last Voy. of Guardian (1990) 95 As we could find only one anchor hoop in the store room for the head, one hand was employed in getting the hoops of the sheet anchor. 1793 R. H. Gower Treat. Theory & Pract. Seamanship xii. 95 A top-mast inverted, which forms the main piece of the rudder, its heel becoming the head, which is so secured by the anchor hoops..that the fid-hole may be increased to receive a tiller. 1823 M. Martin Compend. Pract. Stating Averages 33 Six anchor hoops. 2004 Sussex Express (Nexis) 7 Nov. Few traces remain on site—stretches of rails from sliding doors of the hangars, metal fittings possibly anchor hoops where aircraft were tied down. < as lemmas |
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