“counter、brace”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

counter-brace

释义

▪ I. ˈcounter-brace, n.
[counter- 3, 6.]
a. A brace which counteracts the strain of another brace.
b. Naut. The lee-brace of the fore-topsail-yard, when in tacking it is counter-braced to assist in bringing the ship round.
1823in Crabb Techn. Dict.
▪ II. ˈcounter-ˈbrace, v. Naut.
[counter- 1.]
To brace the head-yards one way, and the after-yards another, so that the sails counteract each other.
1867Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. 216 Counter-bracing becomes necessary to render the vessel stationary when sounding, lowering a boat, or speaking a stranger. It is now an obsolete term, and the manœuvre is called heaving-to.

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