gunter

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词形变化

gunters 复数 gunters

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A device used in sailing, for two main configurations of rig:

    A wire that leads from a point near the end of a gaff to a point near the other end. A block travels along this wire, and a halyard is attached to the block. This allows the gaff to be raised to the vertical by a single halyard.

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  2. 2.

    A device used in sailing, for two main configurations of rig:

    A set of hoops or parrel beads which secure the gaff loosely to the mast in a vertical position.

    航海 交通

相关短语

gunter rig gunter rigs according to Gunter

词源

Named after Edmund Gunter, English mathematician and geometer. Compare Gunter's chain. For the surname, see Gunter.

来源：wiktionary