dolphin striker

noun

1. Also called: martingale boom.  martingale. nautical a short vertical strut between the bowsprit and a rope or cable (martingale) from the end of the jib boom to the stem or bows, used for maintaining tension and preventing upward movement of the jib boom

Example Sentences

I scrambled up what I found must be the dolphin striker of a vessel, and thence on to her bowsprit.

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Pat had caught hold of the dolphin striker, and was making his way up to the bowsprit.

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