BITTS

Meaning of BITTS in English

n.pl. Naut. a pair of posts on the deck of a ship, for fastening cables etc.

Etymology: ME prob. f. LG: cf. LG & Du. beting

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

BITTS — plural of bitt present third singular of bitt
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BITTS — (n. pl.) A frame of two strong timbers fixed perpendicularly in the fore part of a ship, on which to …
Английский словарь Webster
BITTS — ( n. pl. ) A frame of two strong timbers fixed perpendicularly in the fore part of a ship, on …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BITTS — noun ·pl a frame of two strong timbers fixed perpendicularly in the fore part of a ship, on which to …
Webster English vocab
BITTS — n.pl. Naut. a pair of posts on the deck of a ship, for fastening cables etc. [ME prob. f. LG: …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BITTS — n.pl. Naut. a pair of posts on the deck of a ship, for fastening cables etc. [ ME prob. f. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BITTS — кнехт - mooring bitts - towing bitts
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BITTS — кнехт - mooring bitts - towing bitts
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
RIDING BITTS — noun plural Etymology: riding (III) : massive bitts formerly used to secure the anchor cables of a ship riding at …
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CARRICK BITTS — noun plural : heavy upright pieces of timber supporting each end of the windlass of a ship
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SURGE — I. verb (~d; surging) see: sub- Date: 1511 intransitive verb to rise and fall actively ; toss , to rise …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BITTER END — I. noun Etymology: perhaps from 2~ Date: 1827 the last extremity however painful or calamitous, bitter-ender noun II. noun Etymology: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SURGE — I. ˈsərj, ˈsə̄j, ˈsəij noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: probably from Middle French sourge-, alteration (influenced by …
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PAY — I. ˈpā verb ( paid also in sense 8 payed ˈpād ; paid ; paying ; pays ) Etymology: Middle …
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GUDGEON — I. ˈgəjən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English gudyon, gogoyne, goione, from Middle French gougon, goujon, from Old French …
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BITTER — I. bit·ter ˈbid.ə(r), ˈbitə- adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English biter; akin to Old High …
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FOREBITT — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: fore- + bitt : one of the bitts near the foremast
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DOUBLE-BITT — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: double (IV) + bitt, v. : to secure (a cable) by passing it around a pair …
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CROSSPIECE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: cross (III) + piece : a horizontal member of a figure or structure (as the crossbar of …
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CHECKLINE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: check (IV) + line : a hawser made fast on a dock and checked on a ship's …
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APOSTLE — əˈpäsəl also -ȯs- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English apostle, apostel, from Old French & Old English; Old French …
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CROSSPIECE — (n.) A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts.
Английский словарь Webster
CROSSBEAM — (n.) A beam laid across the bitts, to which the cable is fastened when riding at anchor.
Английский словарь Webster
BITTER — (n.) AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts.
Английский словарь Webster
BITT — (v. t.) To put round the bitts; as, to bitt the cable, in order to fasten it or to slacken …
Английский словарь Webster
BITT — (n.) See Bitts.
Английский словарь Webster
CROSSPIECE — ( n. ) A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CROSSBEAM — ( n. ) A beam laid across the bitts, to which the cable is fastened when riding at anchor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BITTER — ( n. ) AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BITT — ( v. t. ) To put round the bitts; as, to bitt the cable, in order to fasten it or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BITT — noun ·see bitts. 2. bitt ·vt to put round the bitts; as, to bitt the cable, in order to fasten …
Webster English vocab

Oxford English vocab

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