bitt
bitt — noun
1. a short, sturdy post on a ship's deck or at a dock, around which ropes are wound
a short, sturdy post on a ship's deck or at a dock, around which ropes are wound to keep a boat from drifting away
The sailor wrapped the thick rope around the bitt on the foredeck.
collocation: wrap around a bitt
Each bitt on the dock can hold the mooring lines of a large fishing boat.
Chiara checked that the line was tight around the bitt before leaving the pier.
The old wooden bitt on the wharf was worn smooth by years of use.
Folake tied the bow line to a steel bitt near the gangway.
- bollard
bollard is broader — used for any short post on a dock or street; bitt is specifically a deck or dock post for mooring ropes
- cleat
a cleat has two projecting ends shaped like an anvil and is smaller; a bitt is a single thick post
- mooring post
a general term for any post used to secure a boat; bitt is the more precise nautical term
用法筆記
This term belongs to nautical vocabulary and is rarely used outside of shipping or boating contexts.
bitt — verb
- bittpresent simple I / you / we / they
- bitts3rd person singular
- bitting-ing form
- bittedpast simple
1. to wind a rope or cable around a bitt so that it is held firmly in position and
to wind a rope or cable around a bitt so that it is held firmly in position and will not slide loose
The crew learned how to bitt the mooring cable in under a minute.
transitive: bitt + direct object (the mooring cable)
Karim showed the new sailors how to bitt a line properly before leaving port.
With a storm coming, they bitted each rope twice for extra safety.
The first mate asked Trang to bitt the stern cable before the ferry arrived.
- cast off
to untie and release mooring lines, the opposite of securing them to a bitt
文法句型
bitt + noun phrase (the rope / the cable / the line)
用法筆記
Almost exclusively used in nautical contexts. The object is typically a mooring cable, tow line, or docking rope. The past tense is 'bitted'.