单词 | bolt-rope |
释义 | bolt-ropen. Nautical. ‘A rope sewed all round the edge of the sail, to prevent the canvas from tearing.’ Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [noun] > rope sewn at edge to prevent tearing bolt-rope1626 1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 14 The top ropes, the bolt ropes, the brest ropes are now out of vse. 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. vi. 27 The Bolt ropes are those wherein the sailes are sowed. 1764 W. Falconer Shipwreck (new ed.) ii. 63 The..mizen..In fluttering fragments from it's bolt-rope fled. 1830 I. Taylor Ship 154. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxv. 82 The jib was blown to atoms out of the bolt-rope. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1626 |
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