Lutine bell

American  

[loo-teen] / ˈlu tin /

noun

1. the salvaged bell from the wrecked British warship Lutine, hung in the insurance office of Lloyd's of London and traditionally rung before announcements of ships overdue or lost at sea.

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Lutine bell British  

/ luːˈtiːn, ˈluːtiːn /

noun

1. a bell, taken from the ship Lutine, kept at Lloyd's in London and rung before important announcements, esp the loss of a vessel

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Example Sentences

One day last week the Lutine bell gave two solemnly joyful clangs.

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Indeed, on confirming the second rescue, Lloyd's management ordered the famed "Lutine" bell rung twice, the insurers' traditional signal of a successful salvage, though normally of a more earthly vessel.

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Throughout the kingdom, church bells pealed, and at Lloyd's the famed Lutine bell was rung twice to signal "good news" already known.

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Above hangs the Lutine bell, salvaged from a Lloyd's-insured British frigate, which tolls to announce a maritime loss or other disaster.

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When the Lutine bell, hung at the entrance to Lloyd's underwriting room in Leadenhall Street, London, rings once, it signifies bad news for ship brokers.

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