Advertisement
Advertisement
chain plate
noun
Nautical.
- any of the metal plates secured to the hull of a sailing vessel or elsewhere to hold shrouds and backstays at their lower ends.
Discover More
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of chain plate1
First recorded in 1685鈥95
Discover More
Example Sentences
Examples have not been reviewed.
The bowman got hold of a chain plate, and I scrambled into the main-chains and so got over the rail, bidding the men shove off and lie clear of the brig, whose rolling was somewhat heavy, owing to her floating like an egg-shell upon the long Pacific heave.
From
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse