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Dictionary quizzes to help you remember vocabulary

(nautical) A near-vertical spar between the bowsprit and martingale

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dolphin striker

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Source Word

dolphin striker

(nautical) A near-vertical spar between the bowsprit and martingale

Japanese Meaning

（航海用語）船首スパー（ボウスプリット）とマーティンゲールの間に配置される、ほぼ垂直なスパー。

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The crew inspected the dolphin striker before setting sail to ensure the bowsprit was properly supported.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

乗組員は出航前にボウスプリットとマーティンゲールの間にあるほぼ垂直のスパーを点検し、ボウスプリットが適切に支えられていることを確認した。

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(nautical) A near-vertical spar between the bowsprit and martingale

meanwhile some of the sailors, with an imitative flying fish, get to that part of the vessel just under the bowsprit, called “the dolphin striker,” and with a bottle midway to their bait, they suddenly jerk it out of the water, to imitate the flying fish.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

dolphin strikers

（ plural ）

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