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fairleads

fairleads is the plural of fairlead.

Meaning of fairlead

Noun

fairlead (plural fairleads)

  1. A device to guide a line, rope or cable around an object or out of the way, or to stop it from moving laterally.
    • Approach the boat from the bow and use the Cunningham fairlead to help guide the foot of the mast into the hole in the hull.(Can we date this quote?), “Laser Rigging Instructions”, in California State University, Sacramento, page 1

Questions about fairleads

What is fairleads the plural of?
Fairleads is the plural of fairlead.

Words near fairleads in the dictionary

  1. fairishly
  2. Fairisle
  3. fairlead
  4. fairleader
  5. fairleaders
  6. fairleads
  7. Fairlee
  8. Fairley
  9. Fairleys
  10. Fairlie
  11. fairlier

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