| 单词 | preventer backstay |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspreventer backstay preventer backstay n. ΚΠ 1832 F. Marryat Newton Forster I. viii. 104 The boatswain proposed a preventer backstay. 1912 W. I. Downie Reminisc. Blackwall Midshipman ii. 22 I expect preventer backstays were practically a permanent part of her equipment during the trip. 1939 H. Hughes Through Mighty Seas x. 264 For the first time I saw preventer back-stays being rigged from the main top-gallant mast. 1994 P. O'Brian Commodore (1996) x. 269 Preventer backstays, braces, shrouds and stays to enable the ship to bear the press of foul-weather canvas. < as lemmas |
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