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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....
  • It was called the gunter by seamen and was an important step in the development of the slide rule.

Derivatives

gunter-rigged

adjective

Origin

Late 18th century: named after E. Gunter (see Gunter's chain).

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