verge staff

短语

词形变化

verge staffs 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The metal bar with two pallets that drive the crown wheel in a verge escapement.

  2. 1.

    A flag pole that protrudes from a low deck off the back of a ship.

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词源

Originally just verge (from Latin virga (“staff, rod”)); it acquired the extra staff for clarity.

来源:wiktionary