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bollard pull

bollard pull noun: a method of measuring tug capacity of a tugboat. A measurement of force exerted on an on shore bollard, from a tug line attached to the tugboat pulling away from the bollard at full power.

Noun

bollard pull (countable and uncountable, plural bollard pulls)

  1. A method of measuring tug capacity of a tugboat. A measurement of force exerted on an on shore bollard, from a tug line attached to the tugboat pulling away from the bollard at full power.
  2. The tug rating for a tugboat, established with this method.

Forms of bollard pull

pluralbollard pulls

Questions about bollard pull

What does bollard pull mean?
Bollard pull means a method of measuring tug capacity of a tugboat. A measurement of force exerted on an on shore bollard, from a tug line attached to the tugboat pulling away from the bollard at full power.
What part of speech is bollard pull?
Bollard pull is a noun.
What is the plural of bollard pull?
The plural of bollard pull is bollard pulls.

Words near bollard pull in the dictionary

  1. Bollandism
  2. Bollandist
  3. Bollandists
  4. bollard
  5. bollard condition
  6. bollard pull
  7. bollarded
  8. bollarding
  9. bollards
  10. Bollas
  11. Bolle

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