span shackle

noun

A large bolt driven through the forecastle deck, with a triangular shackle in the head to receive the heel of the old-fashioned fish davit.

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Meanings

nounspan shackle (plural span shackles)

plural span shackles

  1. nauticalA large bolt driven through the forecastle deck, with a triangular shackle in the head to receive the heel of the old-fashioned fish davit.
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APA

span shackle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/span%20shackle

MLA

“span shackle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/span%20shackle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “span shackle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/span%20shackle.

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