English Dictionary

tail-pole

名詞

A wooden pole, usually fifteen to twenty-five long and nine inches in diameter, used to rotate a windmill into the wind.

日本語の意味

風車を風向きに向かせるために回転させる際に使用される、15～25フィート程度の長さ・直径約9インチの木製の棒

The old millwright inspected the tail-pole before the storm arrived.

熟練の風車職人は嵐が来る前に、風車を風向きに合わせるために回す、通常長さ15〜25フィート、直径約9インチの木製の棒を点検した。

意味（1）

A wooden pole, usually fifteen to twenty-five long and nine inches in diameter, used to rotate a windmill into the wind.

Old post-mills were turned or 'luffed' into the wind by a pole variously called the tail-pole, tail-beam, turning-beam, or tiller-beam.

tail-poles （ plural ）