preventer
Americannoun
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a person or thing that prevents.
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Nautical.
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any of various lines set up to reinforce or relieve ordinary running or standing rigging.
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a line for preventing a sail from jibbing.
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noun
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a person or thing that prevents
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nautical a rope or other piece of gear rigged to prevent a sail from gybing
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Origin of preventer
Example Sentences
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A diligent plumber will also calculate the pressure loss from the height of the bathroom above the water meter, the pressure loss through the water meter, a backflow preventer and any other pressure regulators.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2024
She and Sebastian still have "preventer" medication to reduce the risk of an attack and "reliever" medication in case one happens.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2022
The blowout preventer was supposed to be the last-ditch defense against high-pressure gas and oil bursting out of the well.
From Slate • Sep. 30, 2016
A blowout preventer, which hadn’t been serviced for nine years, failed to close.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2016
So she starts out as a lady preventer.
From Side-stepping with Shorty by Ford, Sewell
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