gantline

American  

[gant-lahyn] / ˈgæntˌlaɪn /

noun

Nautical.

1. a rope rove through a single block hung from a mast, funnel, etc., as a means of hoisting workers, tools, flags, or the like.

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gantline British  

/ -lɪn, ˈɡæntˌlaɪn /

noun

1. nautical a line rove through a sheave for hoisting men or gear

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Etymology

Origin of gantline

First recorded in 1830–40; variant of girtline

Example Sentences

"Are you bringing that gantline?" he sang out.

From The Ghost Pirates by Hodgson, William Hope

I wish you and the carpenter would try to get a gantline over the side and look along under her for the butt.

From Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" by Hains, T. Jenkins (Thornton Jenkins)

Very soon we had the gantline rigged, and Tom down on deck.

From The Ghost Pirates by Hodgson, William Hope

He had the tail-block slung round his neck, and the end of the gantline over his shoulder.

From The Ghost Pirates by Hodgson, William Hope

Preston and the Wireless Officer had rigged up a canvas shelter amidships, spreading the covering ridge-wise on a gantline stretched between the mainmast and the for'ard end of the hatch.

From The Wireless Officer by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)