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Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-000990

A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor up to the cathead, the beam that projects from a ship's bow. As a verb, to cat the anchor means to hoist it by its ring until it hangs at the cathead. The rope that works the tackle is called the cat fall.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-000990
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMarine and shipyard
TranslationsGerman: Katze; Spanish: aparejo de gata; French: capon
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000990",
  "term": "Cat",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor up to the cathead, the beam that projects from a ship's bow. As a verb, to cat the anchor means to hoist it by its ring until it hangs at the cathead. The rope that works the tackle is called the cat fall.",
  "subject": "Marine and shipyard",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Katze",
    "es": "aparejo de gata",
    "fr": "capon"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/cat/"
}

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