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Bitt

Bitt Meaning & Definition
Bitt Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bitt?

[n] a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards"
[v] secure with a bitt; "bitt the ship line"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Bitt: bollard

Related Terms | Find terms related to Bitt:

See Also | bitthead | dock | fasten | fix | pier | post | riding bitt | secure | wharf | wharfage

Bitt In Webster's Dictionary

\Bitt\, n. (Naut.) See {Bitts}.
\Bitt\, v. t. [See {Bitts}.] (Naut.) To put round the bitts; as, to bitt the cable, in order to fasten it or to slacken it gradually, which is called veering away. --Totten.

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