Engineering:Tripping line
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On a boat, a tripping line is small rope attached to the topgallant or royal yard, used to trip the yard and lower it to the deck. It's also a line used in releasing the anchor.[1]
References
- ↑ Sleight, Steve (2011). The complete sailing manual (Revised ed.). London: DK Pub.. ISBN 9780756697600. https://books.google.com/books?id=s5uNcHo1PkQC&dq=%22tripping+line%22&pg=PA283. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
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