Forebitt

/ˈfɔrbɪt/ noun

Definition

A timber or post fitted in the forward part of a ship, used for securing ropes or cables (nautical term).

Etymology

From 'fore-' (forward part of a ship) + 'bitt' (a post or timber used for securing ropes). Both elements are nautical terms, with 'bitt' possibly deriving from Old Norse 'biti.'

Kelly Says

Sailors rely on forebitts to secure their lines during storms—if that timber fails, the ship's rigging fails, and the entire vessel becomes uncontrollable. It's literally a tiny piece holding everything together.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንድ
an-d
ARالعربية
محظور
mah-zor
BNবাংলা
নিষিদ্ধ
ni-shi-ddh
CACatalà
prohibit
pro-hi-bit
CSČeština
zakázáno
za-ka-za-no
DADansk
forbudt
for-budt
DEDeutsch
verboten
ver-bo-ten
ELΕλληνικά
απαγορευμένο
a-pa-go-re-v-me-no
ESEspañol
prohibido
pro-hi-bi-do
FAفارسی
ممنوع
mam-noo-a
FISuomi
kielletty
ki-el-let-ty
FRFrançais
interdit
in-ter-dit
GUGU
અન્ય
an-ya
HAHA
haram
ha-ram
HEעברית
אסור
a-sur
HIहिन्दी
निषेधित
ni-she-dhi-t
HUMagyar
tiltva
tilt-va
IDBahasa Indonesia
dilarang
da-lar-ang
IGIG
ekwu
ek-wu
ITItaliano
vietato
vee-a-ta-to
JA日本語
禁止
kin-shi
KKKK
салынбай
sa-lym-bay
KMKM
ប្រាប់
bra-ap
KO한국어
금지
geum-ji
MRMR
निषेधित
ni-she-dhi-t
MSBahasa Melayu
dilarang
da-lar-ang
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောကြား
pyaw-kya-r
NLNederlands
verboden
ver-bo-den
NONorsk
forbudt
for-budt
PAPA
ਕਿ beker
ki-be-ker
PLPolski
zakazany
za-ka-za-ny
PTPortuguês
proibido
pro-ee-bi-do
RORomână
interzis
in-ter-zis
RUРусский
запрещено
za-pre-she-no
SVSvenska
förbjudet
for-byu-det
SWKiswahili
kizalishwa
ki-za-li-sha
TAதமிழ்
தடை
tha-dai
TEతెలుగు
금지
geum-ji
THไทย
ห้าม
haam
TLTL
walang-bahala
wa-lang-ba-ha-la
TRTürkçe
yasak
ya-sak
UKУкраїнська
заборонений
za-bo-ro-ne-ny
URاردو
ممنوع
mam-noo-a
VITiếng Việt
cấm
cam
YOYO
bààtọ́
ba-a-to
ZH中文
禁止
jin-zhi
ZUZU
ngokuthi
ngok-u-thi

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