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⚓ A mooring post 🪢 To secure with post
to bitt

to bitt

9.9
To wrap a rope or cable around a post on a ship to hold it in place
  • verb
  • Specialized
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  • The crew quickly bitted the mooring line as the ship docked.

Examples

  • The sailor bitted the rope tightly around the post.

  • Before leaving the harbor, the sailors bitted the anchor cable for safety.

  • He gave orders to bitt the heavy rope to secure the vessel.

  • Make sure to bitt the cable securely.

  • The sailor bitted the thick rope around the post to secure the ship.

  • Before setting sail, the crew bitted the anchor line around the bitts.

  • To ensure safety, he bitted the cable tightly before the storm arrived.

Compounds

bitt pin
  • Specialized
9.9

A pin people place across a post on a ship to stop a rope from slipping off

carrick bitt
  • Archaic
9.9

One of two strong posts on a ship deck that hold the anchor chain

riding bitt
  • Specialized
9.9

A large strong post on a ship's deck that holds the anchor cable

How Secure

to moor
  • Specialized
11 5.1
to secure
347 3.3
to bitt
  • Specialized
9.9
to wrap
729 1.0
to loop
28 2.5

Surface Forms

bitt infinitive
bitted past
bitted past participle
bitting present participle
bitts third person singular

Etymology

The verb bitt simply comes from the noun bitt and means to wind a rope around that post to 'secure' the line and keep a ship in place.