Meaning of BITT
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- [n] a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards"
- [v] secure with a bitt; "bitt the ship line"
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| | Synonyms: | | bollard |
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| | See Also: | | bitthead, dock, fasten, fix, pier, post, riding bitt, secure, wharf, wharfage | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Bitt\, n. (Naut.)
See {Bitts}.
\Bitt\, v. t. [See {Bitts}.] (Naut.)
To put round the bitts; as, to bitt the cable, in order to
fasten it or to slacken it gradually, which is called veering
away. --Totten.
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