top-chain

noun

A chain for slinging the lower yards, in time of action, to prevent their falling, if the ropes by which they are hung are shot away.

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Meanings

nountop-chain (plural top-chains)

plural top-chains

  1. historicalnauticalA chain for slinging the lower yards, in time of action, to prevent their falling, if the ropes by which they are hung are shot away.
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APA

top-chain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top-chain

MLA

“top-chain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top-chain. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “top-chain,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top-chain.

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