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cavallettos

cavallettos is the plural of cavalletto.

Meaning of cavalletto

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
  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
  3. (historical) The punishment of being placed in a pillory and whipped.

Questions about cavallettos

What is cavallettos the plural of?
Cavallettos is the plural of cavalletto.

Words near cavallettos in the dictionary

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

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