"belaying pin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: belaying pins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} belaying pin (plural belaying pins)
  1. (nautical) Any of the short lengths of wood, iron or brass set up in convenient places on a ship to secure running rigging. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (Translations): bənd (Azerbaijani), naakeli (Finnish), פִּין שׁלִיבָה (pin shliva) [masculine] (Hebrew), méar [feminine] (Irish), cabilla [feminine] (Spanish), koffernagel (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-belaying_pin-en-noun-wg7sKaKr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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