Naut. a rope passing through an overhead pulley, used as for hoisting gear aloft
Origin of gantline
altered from uncertain or unknown; perhaps girtline ( from girt + line)gantline
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gantline
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NauticalA rope passed through an overhead pulley, as at the top of a mast, that is used for hoisting.
Origin of gantline
Perhaps alteration of girtline gantline girt (variant of girth ) line 1THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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