Swifter Definition

swiftər
noun
Any of various ropes used for tightening or securing some part or thing.
Webster's New World

(nautical) The forward shroud of a lower mast.

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adjective

Comparative form of swift: more swift.

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verb

(nautical) To tighten (e.g. slack standing rigging) by bringing the opposite shrouds nearer.

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Other Word Forms of Swifter

Noun

Singular:
swifter
Plural:
swifters

Origin of Swifter

  • Compare swivel.

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Swifter Sentence Examples

  • But the Sawhorse was swifter than the wind.

  • He says that they 're swifter than leopards or panthers.

  • Aello and Ocypete, daughters of Thaumas and Electra, winged goddesses with beautiful locks, swifter than winds and birds in their flight, and their domain is the air.

  • In life and in death they were not divided; they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

  • Notwithstanding these disabilities, there has been in modern times a new development in the trade of some canals, born of a realization that for certain classes of goods water-transport is cheaper than the swifter railtransport.

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