English Dictionary

chesstree

名詞

(nautical) Either of two pieces of oak fitted to the topsides of a square-rigged vessel on each side of the bow through which the bowlines were fed; often decoratively carved

日本語の意味

帆船において、船首部の両側の甲板上に設置され、船首綱を通すためのオーク材製の部品。しばしば装飾的な彫刻が施される。

The old sailor climbed onto the chesstree to adjust the bowlines before the storm.

老船員は嵐の前にボウラインを整えるため、船首の両舷に取り付けられたボウラインを通すオーク材の部材に登った。

意味（1）

(nautical) Either of two pieces of oak fitted to the topsides of a square-rigged vessel on each side of the bow through which the bowlines were fed; often decoratively carved

chesstrees （ plural ）