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(nautical) A gear; a tackle. / (nautical, in the plural) An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the yards of a ship.

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jeer

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Source Word

jeer

IPA(Pronunciation)

/d͡ʒɪə(ɹ)/

in-plural

Japanese Meaning

（航海用）船のヤードを上げ下げするための装具・器具。 / （複数形で使用される場合）船のヤードを操作するための複数の装具の集合体。

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The crew hauled on the jeer to lift the spar into place.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

乗組員は揚げ綱を引いて、スパーを所定の位置に持ち上げた。

Sense（1）

(nautical) A gear; a tackle.

Sense（2）

(nautical, in the plural) An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the yards of a ship.

In the nineteenth century, 1811 to be exact, the jeers were unrove after the yard was slung, the weight of the yard being borne by chain slings. The jeers used then were a treble block lashed to the mast head through a hole in the center of the top

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jeers

（ plural ）

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