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crane-line

crane-line noun: a line running from the spritsail topmast of a sailing ship to the middle of the forestay in order to steady the mast.

Noun

crane-line (plural crane-lines)

  1. A line running from the spritsail topmast of a sailing ship to the middle of the forestay in order to steady the mast.
  2. A small line joining the backstay of a sailing ship, or a small line used to prevent the lee backstays from chafing against the yards.

Forms of crane-line

pluralcrane-lines

Questions about crane-line

What does crane-line mean?
Crane-line means a line running from the spritsail topmast of a sailing ship to the middle of the forestay in order to steady the mast.
What part of speech is crane-line?
Crane-line is a noun.
What is the plural of crane-line?
The plural of crane-line is crane-lines.

Words near crane-line in the dictionary

  1. crane locomotives
  2. crane operator
  3. crane operators
  4. crane-driver
  5. crane-drivers
  6. crane-line
  7. crane-lines
  8. crane-operator
  9. crane-operators
  10. craneable
  11. craneage

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