noun🔗ShareThe bitts."The sailor secured the thick rope tightly around the bitts on the dock. "nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA bollard."The ferry boat pulled up to the dock, and the deckhand quickly secured the mooring ropes to the bitt. "nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo put round the bitts."to bitt the cable, in order to fasten it or to slacken it gradually, which is called veering away"nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading