- knightheads
- сущ. недгедсы (фигурные шпангоуты у форштевня) – два специальных бруса, установленные по бокам форштевня между, которыми крепится бушприт.
English-Russian sailing ships dictionary. 2014.
knightheads
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knightheads — /ˈnaɪthɛdz/ (say nuythedz) plural noun the top of two heavy timbers built up one on each side of the stem of a sailing ship, to support the bowsprit …
Crosspiece — Cross piece (kr?s p?s ; 115), n. 1. A piece of any structure which is fitted or framed crosswise. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dousing-chock — Dous ing chock , n. (Shipbuilding) One of several pieces fayed across the apron and lapped in the knightheads, or inside planking above the upper deck. Ham. Nav. Encyc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bugeye (boat) — The bugeye is a type of sailboat developed in the Chesapeake Bay for oyster dredging. The predecessor of the skipjack, it was superseded by the latter as oyster harvests dropped. Origins Between 1820 and 1865, the state of Maryland banned the… … Wikipedia
forestay — /fawr stay , fohr /, n. 1. a stay leading aft and upward from the stem or knightheads of a vessel to the head of the fore lower mast; the lowermost stay of a foremast. 2. a stay leading aft and upwards toward the mainmast of a sloop, knockabout,… … Universalium
forestay — /ˈfɔsteɪ/ (say fawstay) noun a strong rope (now generally of wire) extending forward from the head of the foremast to the knightheads or stem to support the mast …
dousing chock — noun or dowsing chock Etymology: dousing probably from gerund of douse (II) : a piece of curved timber laid across the apron and secured to the knightheads at the upper deck of a ship … Useful english dictionary
