PREVENTERS

Noun

preventers

plural of preventer

Source: Wiktionary


PREVENTER

Pre*vent"er, n.

1. One who goes before; one who forestalls or anticipates another. [Obs.] Bacon.

2. One who prevents or obstructs; a hinderer; that which hinders; as, a preventer of evils or of disease.

3. (Naut.)

Definition: An auxiliary rope to strengthen a mast. Preventer bolts, or Preventer plates (Naut.), fixtures connected with preventers to reënforce other rigging.

– Preventer stay. (Naut.) Same as Preventer, 3.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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