a longitudinal structural piece in a framework, especially that of a ship or aircraft (尤指轮船或飞机结构中)纵向加强条,桁条,长桁
(informal)a newspaper correspondent not on the regular staff of a newspaper, especially one retained on a part-time basis to report on events in a particular place (非正式)特约记者,特约通讯员
[in combination]a reserve sports player holding a specified position in an order of preference (按优先顺序)预定占据特定位置的运动员 six of the team's 24 first-stringers are Canadian. 该队24名主力队员中有6名来自加拿大。
(N. Amer.)a chain with hooks on which caught fish are strung (北美)(挂鱼用的)钩链