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Pendant

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004218

A short length of wire or fiber rope fitted with a thimble, block, or other terminal hardware at one or both ends. Pendants are used to connect components in a ship's rigging, such as attaching a block to a spar or extending the reach of a tackle. In mooring operations, a mooring pendant connects a vessel's mooring line to a mooring buoy.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004218
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMarine and shipyard
TranslationsGerman: Pendelsprung; Spanish: pendón; French: pendeur
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004218",
  "term": "Pendant",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A short length of wire or fiber rope fitted with a thimble, block, or other terminal hardware at one or both ends. Pendants are used to connect components in a ship's rigging, such as attaching a block to a spar or extending the reach of a tackle. In mooring operations, a mooring pendant connects a vessel's mooring line to a mooring buoy.",
  "subject": "Marine and shipyard",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Pendelsprung",
    "es": "pendón",
    "fr": "pendeur"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/pendant/"
}

Record 4,577 of 7,291 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.