单词 |
reeving |
释义 |
▪ I. reeving, vbl. n.1|ˈriːvɪŋ| [f. reeve v.1 + -ing1.] The action of passing a rope through a block, etc.; the manner in which this is done.
1627Capt. Smith Seaman's Gram. v. 23 Reeuing is..drawing a rope thorow a blocke or oylet to runne vp and down. 1793Smeaton Edystone L. Expl. Pl. 18 The principle whereon the reeving is performed. 1844H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 321 The reeving of the pulleys and chains will be more clearly seen in the perspective views. 1892Kipling Life's Handicap 182 The reeving and unreeving of the bed-tapes. attrib.c1860H. Stuart Seaman's Catech. 24 They are usually rove with a reeving line. 1969E. H. Pinto Treen 266 The pear-shaped, elm object is a reeving block. 1971Gloss. Terms Materials Handling (B.S.I.) v. 18 Reeving thimble, a thimble..of sufficient internal length and breadth for one thimble to pass through another. 1975Offshore Sept. (Dutch Suppl.) 49–12/3 The actual pulling wires, also 57-mm diameter, ran from the Pontra Maris to a sheave pontoon anchored 2 km away by eight 7·2-ton capacity delta anchors. The reeving system allowed a total pulling force of 600 tons. ▪ II. reeving, vbl. n.2 see reeve v.2 |

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