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Look up: belay

  1. belay
    [n] - something to which a mountain climber`s rope can be secured 2. [v] - turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him 3. [v] - fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Belay
    to make fast, secure or stop doing something
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  3. belay
    To make one or more`S`turns with a rope around a cleat or belaying pin,without tying it in a knot. Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Belay
    Be·lay' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Belaid , Belayed ; present participle & verbal noun Belaying .] [ For senses 1 & 2, Dutch beleggen to cover, belay; aki...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/33

  5. belay
    noun something to which a mountain climber`s rope can be secured
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. belay
    verb fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. Belay
    • (v. t.) To lay on or cover; to adorn. • (v. t.) To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel. • (v. t.) To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block up or obstruct.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. Belay
    Belay is a African boy name. The meaning of the name is `Above, Superior ` The name Belay doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Belay seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Bela

  9. Belay
    to make secure
    Found on http://andrews.com/kysc/terms.html

  10. Belay
    Belay is a term, mostly used in maritime and rock climbing language, meaning to secure, fix or stop. Thus to belay a rope is to secure it by winding it in a figure of eight around something, usually a belaying pin.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  11. Belay
    To temporarily secure a line to a cleat, or as a command 'disregard the last order'
    Found on http://www.sailinglinks.com/glossary.htm

  12. belay
    To make a line or rope fast to a pin or cleat
    Found on http://www.sitesalive.com/ca9697/misc/gl

  13. Belay
    To secure a line to, cleat, bollard, bitt, etc.
    Found on http://www.seadercraft.com/sailing_gloss



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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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