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noun • a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat) | ||||||||
| 32% | 4 | A tress; a grapple in wrestling; a section of a canal for raising and lowering boats; or, a device opened with a key or combination | ||||||
noun • a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed • a strand or cluster of hair • a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun • enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it • a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key • any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured verb • fasten with a lock • keep engaged • become rigid or immoveable • hold in a locking position • become engaged or intermeshed with one another • hold fast (in a certain state) • place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape • pass by means through a lock in a waterway • build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels | ||||||||
| 26% | 9 | Lines for raising or lowering boat sails | ||||||
noun • a rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag | ||||||||
Boat Lowering Device
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DAVIT which was last seen in the Telegraph Cross Atlantic crossword.
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DAVIT
Updated: March 12, 2025
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1 | A friction band or strap that is part of a boat's braking system to control the speed when lowering or lifting an anchor | |
2 | A hit, such as that delivered with a hammer when the proverbial iron is hot; or, from the act of lowering a flag or sail, a refusal to work as a protest
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
15 Jul 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 15 Jul 2023 |
3 | Anaesthetised foot has feeling but it's lowering
The Guardian Quiptic -
20 Nov 2023 | The Guardian Quiptic / 20 Nov 2023 |
4 | A tress; a grapple in wrestling; a section of a canal for raising and lowering boats; or, a device opened with a key or combination
Telegraph Herculis -
10 Apr 2023 | Telegraph Herculis / 10 Apr 2023 |
5 | Crane-like device for suspending or lowering ship's boats
The Guardian Quick -
14 Jan 2016 | The Guardian Quick / 14 Jan 2016 |
6 | Lines for raising or lowering boat sails | |
7 | Lowering of Parisian somewhere below ground
The Guardian Quiptic -
18 Oct 2021 | The Guardian Quiptic / 18 Oct 2021 |
