cavalletto

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A specialized gantry crane for loading and unloading cargo ships that attaches to and moves along guides on the ship's hatchway.
    — To increase the unloading rate it is possible to use various cavallettos placed over different holds, although the ship-to-ship transfer is the peculiarilty of the cavalletto.
  2. A long pole placed horizontally at a height of 4 to 20 inches from the ground, used in training horses.
    — The first introduction to a cavalletto comes at the end of a line of poles.
  3. The punishment of being placed in a pillory and whipped. historical

词形变化

cavallettos plural cavalletti plural cavaletto alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Italian cavallettobor.
English cavalletto
Borrowed from Italian cavalletto.
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