noun🔗ShareШлюпбалкиA spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship."The sailors used the davits to carefully lift the heavy anchor away from the ship's side. "Моряки использовали шлюпбалки, чтобы осторожно поднять тяжелый якорь от борта корабля.nauticalsailingvehicletechnologytechnicalmachinepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareШлюпбалкиA crane, often working in pairs and usually made of steel, used to lower things over an edge of a long drop off, such as lowering a maintenance trapeze down a building or launching a lifeboat over the side of a ship."The construction workers used the davits to lower the maintenance platform down the side of the skyscraper. "Строители использовали шлюпбалки, чтобы опустить платформу для обслуживания вдоль стороны небоскреба.nauticalvehiclemachinebuildingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
