Cleat definitions

Cleat

1) Anchor on a ship 2) Anti-slip device 3) Athletic shoe 4) Athletic shoe feature 5) Athletic shoe part 6) Athletic-shoe point 7) Attachment to a shoe sole 8) Baseball shoe 9) Baseball shoe feature 10) Baseball shoe item 11) Dock fitting 12) Exclusively Anglo word 13) Exclusively Saxon word 14) Football shoe component
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Cleat

1) Calk 2) Calkin 3) Stud
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Cleat

A stationary device used to secure a rope aboard a vessel.
Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_nautical_terms

Cleat

• (n.) A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc. • (v. t.) To strengthen with a cleat. • (n.) A device made of wood or metal, having two arms, around which turns may be taken with a line or rope so as to hold securely and yet be readily released. It i...
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cleat

A fitting to which lines are made fast. The classic cleat to which lines are belayed is approximately anvil-shaped.
Found on http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/gloss.htm

cleat

A horn shaped fitting to which lines can quickly be made fast.
Found on http://www.diy-wood-boat.com/Boating-terms.html

cleat

a device attached to the stub for the purpose of reinforcing its connection to the foundation
Found on http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&ievref=466-09-13

Cleat

A fitting for securing a line. It can be wooden, metal or nylon.
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Cleat

A wedge-shaped piece (usually of metal) which serves as a support or check. A strip fastened across something to give strength or hold something in position.
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Cleat

A fitting to which lines are made fast. The classic cleat to which lines are belayed is approximately anvil-shaped.
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CLEAT

A fitting to which lines are made fast. The classic cleat to which lines are belayed is approximately anvil-shaped
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Cleat

1) Fitting on flats to which throw lines are secured. (UK) 2) See Grudgeon.
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Cleat

a fitting on which to attach ropes
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Cleat

Cleat (klēt) noun [ Middle English clete wedge; confer Dutch kloot ball, German kloss , klotz , lump. clod, Middle High German klōz lump, ball, wedge, Old High German chlōz ball, round mass.] 1. (Carp.) A strip of wood or i...
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Cleat

Cleat transitive verb To strengthen with a cleat.
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Cleat

a metal or plastic fitting on the sole of a cycling shoe that engages the pedal.
Found on http://www.fcactivetravel.com/news/glossary-road-cycling-terms

Cleat

A device designed to grip rope and hold it in place. Also camcleat: ;clamcleat.
Found on http://www.jard.co.uk/laser2/glossary.shtml

Cleat

A fitting, typically with projecting ends, that holds a line against the tension from the sails, rigging or mooring.
Found on http://www.mmsn.org/resources/glossary.html

Cleat

A cleat is a piece of wood or metal with two projecting ends around which ropes are belayed.
Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AC.HTM

Cleat

A fitting to which lines are made fast. The classic cleat to which lines are belayed is approximately anvil-shaped.
Found on http://www.sailinglinks.com/glossary.htm

cleat

A fitting to which lines are made fast. The classic cleat to whichlines are belayed is approximately anvil-shaped.
Found on http://www.scale-modelers-handbook.com/nautical-terms.html