PREVENTER


Meaning of PREVENTER in English

/pri ven"teuhr/ , n.

1. a person or thing that prevents.

2. Naut.

a. any of various lines set up to reinforce or relieve ordinary running or standing rigging.

b. a line for preventing a sail from jibbing.

[ 1580-90; PREVENT + -ER 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .