tripping line

noun

A small rope attached to the topgallant or royal yard, used to trip the yard, and in lowering it to the deck; also, a line used in letting go the anchor.

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Meanings

nountripping line (plural tripping lines)

plural tripping lines

  1. nauticalA small rope attached to the topgallant or royal yard, used to trip the yard, and in lowering it to the deck; also, a line used in letting go the anchor.

    Shot-plug and lead were lowered through the chute, tending the tripping-line of the toggle.

    1863, Stephen Bleecker Luce, Text-Book of Seamanship
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APA

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Chicago

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