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bitt

DEFINITIONS OF: bitt

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n a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines)

Synonyms:
bollard
Types:
riding bitt
one of the large bitts used to secure the cable of a dropped anchor
Type of:
post
an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position

v secure with a bitt

bitt the ship line”
Type of:
fasten, fix, secure
cause to be firmly attached
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