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Meaning of leechline | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A line attached to the leech ropes of sails, passing up through blocks on the yards, to haul the leeches by.

Equivalents

Suomi nokkakoortinki reunanuora

Français ralingue

Examples

““Cast off the topsail sheets, clew garnets, leechlines and buntlines!” The order came thinly through the roar of the wind.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

leed Leederman Leedham Leedom Leeds Leedy