preventer

noun

  1. 1

    One who, or that which, prevents.

  2. 2

    An arrangement, made with ropes and blocks, that prevents the boom of a sailing boat from performing a jibe.

  3. 3

    Any of various lines set up to reinforce or relieve ordinary running or standing rigging.

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