FAIRLEAD


Meaning of FAIRLEAD in English

[fair.lead] n (ca. 1841) 1 also fair.lead.er : a block, ring, or strip of plank with holes that serves as a guide for the running rigging or any ship's rope and keeps it from chafing

2: a course of running ship's rope that avoids all chafing

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