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cavalletto

cavalletto noun: a specialized gantry crane for loading and unloading cargo ships that attaches to and moves along guides on the ship's hatchway.

Noun

cavalletto (plural cavallettos or cavalletti)

  1. (plural "cavallettos") A specialized gantry crane for loading and unloading cargo ships that attaches to and moves along guides on the ship's hatchway.
    • To increase the unloading rate it is possible to use various cavallettos placed over different holds, although the ship-to-ship transfer is the peculiarilty of the cavalletto.1983, Patrick Finlay, Coal--trade, transportation and handling
    • A 240t SWL crane is used to move the cavallettos from hold to hold when discharging to the barge fleet.1997, The Motor Ship - Volume 79
  2. (plural "cavalletti") A long pole placed horizontally at a height of 4 to 20 inches from the ground, used in training horses.
    • The first introduction to a cavalletto comes at the end of a line of poles.1973, Sheila Willcox, The event horse, →ISBN, page 91
    • By spacing cavalletti equally, you determine the horse's rhythm.2010, Gaydell M. Collier, Eleanor F. Prince, Basic Training for Horses, →ISBN, page 195
  3. (historical) The punishment of being placed in a pillory and whipped.

Forms of cavalletto

pluralcavallettos
pluralcavalletti
alternative formcavaletto

Origin of cavalletto

Borrowed from Italian cavalletto.

Questions about cavalletto

What does cavalletto mean?
Cavalletto means a specialized gantry crane for loading and unloading cargo ships that attaches to and moves along guides on the ship's hatchway.
What part of speech is cavalletto?
Cavalletto is a noun.
What is the plural of cavalletto?
The plural of cavalletto is cavallettos.

Words near cavalletto in the dictionary

  1. cavallas
  2. Cavallermaggiore
  3. Cavallero
  4. Cavalleros
  5. cavalletti
  6. cavalletto
  7. cavallettos
  8. Cavalli
  9. cavallies
  10. Cavallis
  11. cavallo

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