A small ring or grommet of rope or metal fastened to the edge of a sail.
[Low German kringel, diminutive of kring, ring, from Middle Low German.]
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A small ring or grommet of rope or metal fastened to the edge of a sail.
[Low German kringel, diminutive of kring, ring, from Middle Low German.]
A cringle is an eye through which to pass a rope. In nautical settings, the word refers to a small hole anywhere along the edge or in the corner of a sail, rimmed with stranded cordage and worked into the boltrope. Typically it encloses a metal grommet for reinforcement and to reduce wear. In this context, cringle and grommet coincide enough that the two are sometimes used interchangeably.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - metaløje, rebkovs
Français (French)
n. - (Naut) anneau/boucle de métal ou de corde attaché au bord d'une voile
Deutsch (German)
n. - (mar.) Legel
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καψούλι, θηλιά παρυφής (ιστίου κ.λπ.)
Italiano (Italian)
brancarella
Português (Portuguese)
n. - alça (f) de cabo (Náut.)
Español (Spanish)
n. - garrucho
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - löddra (sjö.)
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
索眼, 索圈
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 索眼, 索圈
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) دائرة صغيرة في طرف الشراع
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - עניבת-חבל, עזק
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