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 reƫnforce other rigging.
– Preventer stay. (Naut.) Same as Preventer, 3.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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