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top-chain

top-chain noun: a chain for slinging the lower yards, in time of action, to prevent their falling, if the ropes by which they are hung are shot away.

Noun

top-chain (plural top-chains)

  1. (historical) A chain for slinging the lower yards, in time of action, to prevent their falling, if the ropes by which they are hung are shot away.

Forms of top-chain

pluraltop-chains

Questions about top-chain

What does top-chain mean?
Top-chain means a chain for slinging the lower yards, in time of action, to prevent their falling, if the ropes by which they are hung are shot away.
What part of speech is top-chain?
Top-chain is a noun.
What is the plural of top-chain?
The plural of top-chain is top-chains.

Words near top-chain in the dictionary

  1. top-boots
  2. top-box
  3. top-boxes
  4. top-case
  5. top-cases
  6. top-chain
  7. top-chains
  8. top-class
  9. top-dimensional
  10. top-down
  11. top-drain

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