单词 | gunter |
释义 | gunter/ˈɡʌntə/noun Sailing 1A fore-and-aft sail whose spar is nearly vertical, so that the sail is nearly triangular. 2 (also gunter rig) historical A type of rig in which the topmast slides up and down the lower mast on rings.A spar pivoted round till it is nearly parallel to the mast [think: like a paper fan], creating a triangular sail, is called a gunter rig....
Derivativesgunter-riggedOriginLate 18th century: named after E. Gunter (see Gunter's chain). |
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