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Inglefield clip

Inglefield clip noun: a double chain-link clip which is opened and closed by alignment of the chamfered gaps in each. Often used for flag halyards and jib sheets.

Noun

Inglefield clip (plural Inglefield clips)

  1. A double chain-link clip which is opened and closed by alignment of the chamfered gaps in each. Often used for flag halyards and jib sheets.

Synonyms of Inglefield clip

Forms of Inglefield clip

pluralInglefield clips

Origin of Inglefield clip

After the person who invented it in the 1890s, Edward Fitzmaurice Inglefield.

Questions about Inglefield clip

What does Inglefield clip mean?
Inglefield clip means a double chain-link clip which is opened and closed by alignment of the chamfered gaps in each. Often used for flag halyards and jib sheets.
What part of speech is Inglefield clip?
Inglefield clip is a noun.
What is the plural of Inglefield clip?
The plural of Inglefield clip is Inglefield clips.

Words near Inglefield clip in the dictionary

  1. Ingleby Greenhow
  2. Inglebys
  3. ingled
  4. Ingledew
  5. Inglefield
  6. Inglefield clip
  7. Inglefield clips
  8. Inglefields
  9. inglenook
  10. inglenooks
  11. ingles

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