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Naut.a metal band around a lower mast somewhat below the top, for holding the lower ends of a futtock shroud. Also called futtock hoop, futtock wye /wuy/, spider band.
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futtock band — noun see futtock hoop * * * Naut. a metal band around a lower mast somewhat below the top, for holding the lower ends of a futtock shroud. Also called futtock hoop, futtock wye /wuy/, spider band … Useful english dictionary
futtock band — /ˈfʌtək bænd/ (say futuhk band) noun an iron band fitted round the lower mast, abreast of the lower yard, to which the truss of the yard is anchored. It also serves to secure the lower ends of the futtock shrouds. Also, futtock hoop …
Futtock shrouds — are rope, wire or chain links in the rigging of a traditional square rigged ship. They run from the outer edges of a top downwards and inwards to a point on the mast or lower shrouds, and carry the load of the shrouds that rise from the edge of… … Wikipedia
futtock shroud — noun shroud that is part of a ship s rigging • Hypernyms: ↑sheet, ↑tack, ↑mainsheet, ↑weather sheet, ↑shroud * * * noun : a short iron rod leading from the futtock hoop to the futtock plate and connecting the topmast rigging with the lower mast… … Useful english dictionary
futtock hoop — noun or futtock band : an iron band located near the top of a lower mast and to which the futtock shrouds are secured … Useful english dictionary
futtock shroud — Naut. any of several metal rods secured at their lower ends to a futtock band and at their upper ends to a futtock plate, connecting the lower mast to the topmast rigging. [1830 40] * * * … Universalium
futtock shrouds — /ˈfʌtək ʃraʊdz/ (say futuhk shrowdz) plural noun short lengths of iron or steel rods, or wire, extending from the futtock band to the futtock plate and fitted with eyes at either end …
futtock shroud — n. one of the short iron rods extending from a futtock plate to a band around the lower mast to brace the topmast where it joins the lower mast … English World dictionary
futtock shrouds — futtock shrouds, the shrouds, or iron rods, in bigger ships, connecting the lower rigging with the rigging of the tops, set up to an iron band on the lower mast … Useful english dictionary
futtock-shrouds — futtˈock shrouds plural noun Short pieces of rope or chain securing the futtock plates to a band round a lower mast • • • Main Entry: ↑futtock … Useful english dictionary
