HyperDic: sailor[s_breastplate

English > 1 sense of the expression sailor's breastplate:
NOUNartifactsailor's breastplate, prolonge knota knot in the rope used to drag a gun carriage
English > sailor's breastplate: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA knot in the rope used to drag a gun carriage.
Synonymprolonge knot
Part ofprolongeA rope fitted with a hook and used for towing a gun carriage
BroaderknotAny of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
Spanishvuelta de gancho

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