单词 | roller reefing |
释义 | > as lemmasroller reefing roller reefing n. Sailing the facility for reefing a sail with the aid of rollers; cf. roller furling adj. and n. (b). ΚΠ 1864 Newton's London Jrnl. Arts & Sci. 20 151 The fifth part of the invention relates to the application of swivel blocks or pulleys to the standards conducting the roller reefing chains. 1924 Trans. Newcomen Soc. 1922–3 3 47 John Bywater (No. 2782 of 1804) patented a roller reefing gear in which a hit-and-miss arrangement allowed the sweeps to be reefed or unreefed from inside the mill. 1998 Yachts & Yachting 21 Aug. 120/2 (advt.) Wanderer 536, combi trailer, cover, o/b bracket, storm sail, roller reefing. < as lemmas |
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