bitt

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Noun

bitt (plural bitts)

1. (nautical) The bitts.
2. (nautical) A bollard.

Translations

• German: Poller
• Italian: bitta, galloccia
• Russian: кнехт
• Spanish: bita

Verb

bitt (bitts, present participle bitting; simple past and past participle bitted)

1. (nautical, transitive) To put round the bitts.

   to bitt the cable, in order to fasten it or to slacken it gradually, which is called veering away

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