gantline

(gant′līn′)

noun

Naut. a rope passing through an overhead pulley, used as for hoisting gear aloft

Origin: altered < ? girtline (< girt + line)

See gantline in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Nautical

A rope passed through an overhead pulley, as at the top of a mast, that is used for hoisting.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps alteration of girtline, gantline

Origin: : girt (variant of girth)

Origin: + line¹

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