| 单词 |
belaying |
| 释义 |
beˈlaying, vbl. n. [f. belay v. + -ing1.] †1. A lying in wait. Obs.
1677Feltham Disc. Eccles. ii. 11, 346 Experienc'd in the belayings, the ingrossings, the circumventions of Merchandizing. 2. Naut. The coiling of running ropes round pins, etc.; chiefly attrib., as in belaying-cleat, belaying-pin. Also in Mountaineering.
1836Marryat Pirate iii, Ropes..neatly secured to copper belaying-pins. 1862F. Griffiths Artil. Man. 133 The belaying cleats on the bow beam. 1903Climbers' Club Jrnl. VI. 5 So excellent was the anchorage afforded by this colossal belaying-pin that [etc.]. 1920G. Winthrop Young Mountain Craft v. 220 A direct belaying-point which only leaves a short run-out. |

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。
相关内容:
相关热词搜索:belaying英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语