taffrail

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The curved wooden top of the stern of a sailing man-of-war or East Indiaman, usually carved or decorated.
  2. The rail around the stern of a ship.
    — One evening, leaning over the taffrail, I observed a very singular, isolated cloud, to the N.W.
  3. The deck area at the stern of a vessel.

词形变化

taffrails plural tafferel alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
taffrail log

词源

From either tafferel or aft rail, by false alteration.
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