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bitt

/bɪt/

2 entries

noun

/bɪt/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее прочный столб на причале, набережной или корабле, используемый для крепления швартовых канатов.

A noun referring to a strong post on a wharf, quay, or ship used for attaching mooring lines.

  1. Mooring postC1formal

    A strong, vertical post on a ship, wharf, or quay used for securing mooring lines or cables.

    ruКнехт

    • The sailor wrapped the rope around the bitt on the dock.
    • The ship's crew secured the mooring line to the bitt.
    • Heavy bitts are essential for holding large vessels in place.

    Synonymsbollard

verb

/bɪt/formalobsolete
  • ruУстаревший глагол, означающий кусать или хватать зубами; также используется как форма прошедшего времени глагола 'bite' в старой английской речи.

An archaic or obsolete verb meaning to bite or to seize with the teeth; also used as a past tense form of 'bite' in older English.

irregular verb

  1. Secure with a bittC2formal

    To fasten or secure a mooring line around a bitt (a strong post on a ship, wharf, or quay).

    ruЗакрепить на кнехте

    • The sailor bitted the rope to the dock.
    • He carefully bitted the mooring line to the post.
    • They bitted the ship's cable to the quay.