Applied to ropes, &c., when used as additional securities to aid other ropes in supporting spars, &c., during a strong gale; as preventer-backstays, braces, shrouds, stays, &c.
·noun An auxiliary rope to strengthen a mast. II. Preventer ·noun One who goes before; one who fore...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Stout plates of iron for securing the chains to the ship's side; one end is on the chain-plate bolt,...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Short pieces of rope, knotted at each end, for securing the clues of sails or rigging during action,...
Those which can be changed from one side of a ship to the other, as the occasion demands. ...