单词 | hawse-plug |
释义 | hawse-plugn. Nautical. A plug made to fit into the hawse-pipe to prevent water from entering. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > plugs or packing to keep water out coat1626 hawse-plug1627 fother1800 shot-plug1867 jackass1889 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. ii. 10 They..[use] a Hause-plug at Sea. 1803 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 93 321 This..accident was owing to the hawse-holes being extremely large and low, the hawse-plugs not being in, and the holes being pressed under water by a crowd of sail on the ship. 1886 J. M. Caulfeild Seamanship Notes 8 When..heavy weather [is] expected..hawse-plugs [should be] put in. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < |
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