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quarter block

quarter block noun: a block fitted under the quarters of a yard on each side of the slings, through which the clewlines and sheets are reeved.

Noun

quarter block (plural quarter blocks)

  1. A block fitted under the quarters of a yard on each side of the slings, through which the clewlines and sheets are reeved.

Forms of quarter block

pluralquarter blocks

Questions about quarter block

What does quarter block mean?
Quarter block means a block fitted under the quarters of a yard on each side of the slings, through which the clewlines and sheets are reeved.
What part of speech is quarter block?
Quarter block is a noun.
What is the plural of quarter block?
The plural of quarter block is quarter blocks.

Words near quarter block in the dictionary

  1. quarter belts
  2. quarter bill
  3. quarter bills
  4. quarter blanket
  5. quarter blankets
  6. quarter block
  7. quarter blocks
  8. quarter bottle
  9. quarter bottles
  10. quarter circle
  11. quarter circles

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