Meaning of cavalletto | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A specialized gantry crane for loading and unloading cargo ships that attaches to and moves along guides on the ship's hatchway.
2. A long pole placed horizontally at a height of 4 to 20 inches from the ground, used in training horses.
3. The punishment of being placed in a pillory and whipped.
   historical

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Examples

“To increase the unloading rate it is possible to use various cavallettos placed over different holds, although the ship-to-ship transfer is the peculiarilty of the cavalletto.”

“A 240t SWL crane is used to move the cavallettos from hold to hold when discharging to the barge fleet.”

“The initial stage in Somocar's latest plans was realised with the completion of the first 'Cavalletto', a joint project of Coe & Clerici and the crane manufacturer, Danieli.”

“The first introduction to a cavalletto comes at the end of a line of poles.”

“By spacing cavalletti equally, you determine the horse's rhythm.”

“Cavalletti allow more demands to be made on the legs without compromising the quality of the gaits, namely walk, trot, and canter.”

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