💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Leefang"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| latchingnoun | The act of fastening a latch. |
| clove hooknoun | An iron two-part hook, with jaws overlapping, used in bending chain sheets to the clews of sails. |
| clewlinenoun | (sailing) Outermost of the ropes with which a square sail is rolled up to the yard |
| spurling pipenoun | (nautical) A pipe leading the anchor cable from the wildcat of a ship's windlass to the chain locker. |
| bolt ropenoun | (nautical) Rope sewn around the edges of a sail to prevent tearing or fraying. |
| bowlinenoun | (nautical) A knot tied so as to produce an eye or loop in the end of a rope that will not slip or jam. |
| footropenoun | (nautical) a rope attached to the lower part of a sail |
| horsenoun | A hoofed mammal, Equus ferus caballus, often used throughout history for riding and draft work. |
| inhaulnoun | (nautical) A rope used to haul in the clew of a sail, or a jib boom |
| liftnoun | An act of lifting or raising. |
| gammoningnoun | Rope lashings on the bowsprit of a boat. |
| headfastnoun | (nautical) A rope at the bows of a ship used to fasten it to a wharf, etc. |
| limmernoun | (Scotland) A rogue; a low, base fellow. |
| lanyardnoun | (by extension) A cord worn around the neck, shoulder, or wrist which is attached to a small object to be carried such as an identity card or security pass, key, knife, or whistle. |
| luffnoun | (nautical) The act of sailing a ship close to the wind. |
| tethernoun | A rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement. |
| guest ropenoun | (nautical) The line by which a boat makes fast to the swinging boom. |
| clew linenoun | (sailing) Alternative spelling of clewline. [(sailing) Outermost of the ropes with which a square sail is rolled up to the yard] |
| leech linenoun | (nautical) A line for tightening the leech of a triangular mainsail to prevent it from fluttering. |
| ringsailnoun | (nautical) A light sail set abaft and beyond the leech of a boom-and-gaff sail. |
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