outhaul
/out-hawl/US // ˈaʊtˌhɔl //UK // (ˈaʊtˌhɔːl) //
外拖,牵引器,牵引力,外拖动
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Nautical.
- : a rope used for hauling out a sail on a boom, yard, etc.
Examples
Outhaul, owt′hawl, n. a rope for hauling out the clew of a sail.
Reeve the outhaul through the block at the swinging-boom-end, and bend the forward end to the outer clew of the sail.
And as I spoke I made a dash at the trysail brails, cast them off, and proceeded to drag upon the fall of the outhaul tackle.
Besides, you must land either to set it or to take in its outhaul, so as to be quite snug.
The outhaul was run out on the deck, and manned by all the hands that could get hold of it.
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