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Ship's mooring aid [black]
Answer for the clue "Ship's mooring aid [black] ", 10 letters:
knighthead
Word definitions for knighthead in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Knighthead \Knight"head`\, n. (Naut.) A bollard timber. See under Bollard .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A mitred backing timber which extends the after line of the rabbet in the stem to give extra support to the ends of the planks and the bowsprit. 2 A bollard or bitt. 3 Either of two timbers rising from the keel of a sailing ship and supporting the ...
Usage examples of knighthead.
Another glance forward showed at least two more fires had been started, one against the beakhead bulkhead and another by the knightheads.