bobstay

/bob-stey/US // ˈbɒbˌsteɪ //UK // (ˈbɒbˌsteɪ) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
Nautical.
- : a rope, chain, or rod from the outer end of the bowsprit to the cutwater.

This, with the carrying away of the bobstay, necessitated the taking out of the mast now.
The bobstay of the bowsprit was smashed by coming in contact with a mass of floating ice.
After this, climbing up the bobstay, he regained the deck, and proceeded to dry his hairy frame on an ancient flannel shirt.
"I 'll tell you what," 'Frisco Kid suggested half an hour later, while they clung to the bobstay preparatory to climbing out.
Almost by a miracle, the captain clutched at the bobstay and managed to get one hand up and over the bowsprit.