bitt
Deck rope anchor
A bitt is a heavy post on a ship's deck used for securing ropes and cables, especially mooring lines.
Bitts typically come in pairs: The crew wound the hawser around the bitts.
To bitt a cable is to secure it by winding it around these posts.
cleat
Shoe spike for grip
- capstanVertical rotating hauling device
- bollardTraffic-blocking vertical post
- hawserThick nautical tethering rope
mooring · line · rope · warping · deck · vessel · tie-off · fairlead · chock · winch
post
Vertical structural beam
pair · iron · steel · casting · crosspiece · base · welded · mounted · fixed · heavy-duty
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