GANTLINE


Meaning of GANTLINE in English

/gant"luyn'/ , n. Naut.

a rope rove through a single block hung from a mast, funnel, etc., as a means of hoisting workers, tools, flags, or the like. Also called girtline .

[ 1830-40; var. of GIRTLINE ]

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