单词 | masthead pendant |
释义 | > as lemmasmasthead pendant masthead pendant n. (a) a rope or pendant fixed to a masthead; (b) a pendant flown from the main-topmast-head on the day a warship is commissioned, and which is not usually lowered until the day the ship pays off. ΚΠ 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. (at cited word) Mast-head pendants. 1878 D. Kemp Man. Yacht & Boat Sailing 358/2 Masthead Pendants, the pendants and runners which help support the mast. 1908 Man. Seamanship (Admiralty) I. ii. 25 A small broad white pendant with the Red St. George's Cross is to be hoisted..at the topsail yard-arm..in addition to the masthead pendant. < as lemmas |
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