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gantline definition

gant·line (gant′līn′)

noun

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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