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cleat 1. a wedge-shaped block, usually of wood, attached to a structure to act as a support 2. Nautical a device consisting of two hornlike prongs projecting horizontally in opposite directions from a central base, used for securing lines on vessels, wharves, etc. 3. a small triangular-shaped nail used in glazing cleat [klēt] (civil engineering) A strip of wood, metal, or other material fastened across something to serve as a batten or to provide strength or support. (design engineering) A fitting having two horizontally projecting horns around which a rope may be made fast. (geology) Vertical breakage planes found in coal. Also spelled cleet. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Somebody who had gone on the roof to clean out the gutters had left a cleat nailed to the side of the house about halfway between the window and the top of the back porch. The speck of a boat grew larger and larger, till we could see Big Alec and his partner, with a turn of the sturgeon line around a cleat, resting from their labor to laugh at us. Harvey saw half a dozen knives stuck in a cleat in the hatch combing. |
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