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chainplate

/ ˈ³Ùʃ±ðɪ²ÔËŒ±è±ô±ðɪ³Ù /

noun

  1. a metal plate on the side of a vessel, to which the shrouds are attached
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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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