Home > Terms > English, UK (UE) > thimble
thimble
A ring, pear-shaped or circular, with a groove outside for ropes to fit in. When the thimble is pear-shaped it is usually termed a "heart thimble or thimble heart." These thimbles are used for the eye splices in ropes, whilst circular thimbles are mostly used for the cringles of sails. For steel wire shrouds the thimble is usually solid.
0
0
Improve it
- Part of Speech: noun
- Synonym(s):
- Blossary:
- Industry/Domain: Sailing
- Category: General sailing
- Company:
- Product:
- Acronym-Abbreviation:
Other Languages:
Member comments
Terms in the News
Featured Terms
Industry/Domain: Philosophy Category: General philosophy
Zoo Hypothesis
A theory that attempts to explain why humanity has not made contact with extra-terrestrial life. The theory states that advanced civilizations may ...
Contributor
Featured blossaries
mailmeddd123
0
Terms
2
Blossaries
0
Followers
Top 20 Sites in United States
Category: Technology 1 20 Terms
Browers Terms By Category
- Railroad(457)
- Train parts(12)
- Trains(2)
Railways(471) Terms
- Satellites(455)
- Space flight(332)
- Control systems(178)
- Space shuttle(72)
Aerospace(1037) Terms
- Ballroom(285)
- Belly dance(108)
- Cheerleading(101)
- Choreography(79)
- Historical dance(53)
- African-American(50)
Dance(760) Terms
- Clock(712)
- Calendar(26)