steeve
steeve1
noun
steeve2
noun
noun
- (in a sailing ship) the angle of the bowsprit in relation to the horizontal
（帆船的）艏斜桁仰角
- [with obj.](一般作 be steeved)give (the bowsprit) a specified inclination
使成艏斜桁仰角
- mid 17th cent.: of unknown origin
steeve2
noun
- a derrick consisting of a long pole with a block at the end
吊杆，起重桅
- late 15th cent. (as a verb): from Old French estiver or Spanish estibar, from Latin stipare 'pack tight'. The noun is first recorded as a 19th-cent. US term
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