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Definition of Carrick bitt
1. Noun. Either of a pair of strong posts that support a windlass on a ship's deck.
Generic synonyms: Post
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carrick Bitt
Literary usage of Carrick bitt
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diccionario tecnológico inglés-español y español-inglés de los términos y by Néstor Ponce de León (1893)
"... (mas) whelp of the windlass, carrick bitt, windlass chock. — montante di una
bomba (mec.) upper standing barrel of a pump. — oval, oval column. ..."