cleat

IPA(Pronunciation)

/kliːt/

Noun

A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc. / A continuous metal strip, or angled piece, used to secure metal components.

Japanese Meaning

木材または鉄製の細長い部材で、構造物の補強や変形防止、位置保持などの目的で横方向に取り付けられるもの。 / 金属部品を固定するために用いられる連続した金属板または角材のこと。

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He secured the beam with a cleat to prevent it from twisting during the voyage.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼は航海中に梁がねじれるのを防ぐため、横方向に取り付けた木または金属の補強板で梁を固定した。

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Sense（1）

… the people of that island erected lofty spars along the seacoast, to which the look-outs ascended by means of nailed cleats, something as fowls go upstairs in a hen-house.

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Sense（2）

A continuous metal strip, or angled piece, used to secure metal components.

Sense（3）

(nautical) A device to quickly affix a line or rope, and from which it is also easy to release.

Sense（4）

A protrusion on the bottom of a shoe or wheel meant for better traction.

Sense（5）

An athletic shoe equipped with cleats.

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cleats

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