"quarter block" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: quarter blocks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} quarter block (plural quarter blocks)
  1. (nautical) A block fitted under the quarters of a yard on each side of the slings, through which the clewlines and sheets are reeved.
    Sense id: en-quarter_block-en-noun-ajC73S6s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Nautical Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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