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chainplate
/ ˈ³Ùʃ±ðɪ²ÔËŒ±è±ô±ðɪ³Ù /
noun
- a metal plate on the side of a vessel, to which the shrouds are attached
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A hoarse shout announced that my escape was discovered, and a pistol bullet buzzed close to my head, quickly followed by another, that flattened itself against a chainplate.
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No Bolt in the Chainplate through the Channel as usual.
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"Now, master," shouted I, "put the helm up and lay him alongside—there stand by with the grapplings—one round the backstay the other through the chainplate there—so,—you have it."
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