English Dictionary

port tong

名詞

特に 複数形

(especially in plural) A tong / pair of tongs, used to open wine bottles (especially old bottles of port) with heat stress fracturing. The tongs are designed to be heated red hot, then applied to the neck of the bottle, for which the tongue is shaped to fit around, heating the glass.

日本語の意味

古いポートワインの瓶を開封するために用いられる、熱で瓶の首のガラスを割るために赤熱させて使用する専用のトング（はさみ状の器具）

When the shipment arrived, they used a port tong to move the hot metal ingots from the dock to the warehouse.

貨物が到着すると、作業員はトングを使って熱い金属のインゴットを桟橋から倉庫へ移した。

意味（1）

(especially in plural) A tong / pair of tongs, used to open wine bottles (especially old bottles of port) with heat stress fracturing. The tongs are designed to be heated red hot, then applied to the neck of the bottle, for which the tongue is shaped to fit around, heating the glass.

port tongs （ plural ）