a wooden construction around an opening in a deck, as to support a mast
Examples of 'partners' in a sentence
partners
We must help to seek out the right partners, bring the technology, set up the new ventures.
Malcolm, John THE GWEN JOHN SCULPTURE (2002)
I don't think the two senior partners knew anything about it.
Jon Cleary YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
Finding overseas partners for clients; I suppose the term lending side must have involved the Bank more closely in some customers" affairs.
Malcolm, John THE GWEN JOHN SCULPTURE (2002)
All related terms of 'partners'
partner
Your partner is the person you are married to or are having a romantic or sexual relationship with.
life partner
either member of a couple in a long-term relationship
sex partner
a person with whom you have had sex
active partner
a partner who has supplied some of the capital of a business and who takes an active role in managing that business
dancing partner
one of a pair of dancers
joint partner
a person who shares the ownership of a firm or business equally with another or others
junior partner
a partner in a law firm or financial organization who has less responsibility than a senior partner
limited partner
a business partner who has no management authority and no personal liability
senior partner
a partner in a highly ranked position in a firm
silent partner
A silent partner is a person who provides some of the capital for a business but who does not take an active part in managing the business.
trading partner
a person, organization, or country with whom somebody customarily does business
domestic partner
either → partner (sense 2 ) of an unmarried heterosexual or homosexual couple in a relationship ( domestic partnership ) considered as being equivalent to marriage for the purpose of extending certain legal rights and employment benefits
marriage partner
a person you are married to
sleeping partner
A sleeping partner is a person who provides some of the capital for a business but who does not take an active part in managing the business.
sparring partner
A boxer's sparring partner is another boxer who he or she fights regularly in training.