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crane-lines

crane-lines is the plural of crane-line.

Meaning of crane-line

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.

Questions about crane-lines

What is crane-lines the plural of?
Crane-lines is the plural of crane-line.

Words near crane-lines in the dictionary

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

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