"topping lift" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: topping lifts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} topping lift (plural topping lifts)
  1. (nautical) A line used to raise or top the end of a gaff, or of a boom. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (strong tackle to raise the end of a gaff or boom): dirkki (english: fore-and-aft rigged vessel) (Finnish), toplentta (english: square-rigged vessel) (Finnish), balancine (French)
    Sense id: en-topping_lift-en-noun-ldUbzabA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

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