Definition of Standing part. Meaning of Standing part. Synonyms of Standing part

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Definition of Standing part

Standing part
Standing part. (Naut.) (a) That part of a tackle which is made fast to a block, point, or other object. (b) That part of a rope around which turns are taken with the running part in making a knot of the like. Standing rigging (Naut.), the cordage or rope which sustain the masts and remain fixed in their position, as the shrouds and stays, -- distinguished from running rigging.

Meaning of Standing part from wikipedia

- to a pier, the end going to the boat is the standing end. Section of line between knot and the standing end (seen above). A turn or single turn is a...
- placed on the standing part of the rope. The Birmingham bowline has two loops; the working part is p****ed twice around the standing part (the "rabbit"...
- Standing, also referred to as orthostasis, is a position in which the body is held in an upright (orthostatic) position and supported only by the feet...
- knot) – a bend consisting of two overhand knots, each tied around the standing part of the other Eskimo bowline – places a loop in the end of a rope Eskimo...
- to maintain tension. It is made by tying a rolling hitch around the standing part after p****ing around an anchor object. Tension is maintained by sliding...
- outside another knot and around the standing part it can also be called a backup knot. Tying the end around the standing part helps prevent the knot from unraveling...
- She leaves UCOS after episode 8 of series 10.[citation needed] Gerry Standing (Ex-Detective Sergeant) (Dennis Waterman) (2003–2015): Born Gerard Lestade...
- the standing part. Continue around behind the object. P**** the working end over the standing part and then under the riding turn and standing part, forming...
- untwisting and then re-weaving the rope's strands. The standing end (or standing part) of a rope is the part that is not active in knot tying. The opposite end...
- knot, where the working end of a line is brought over and under the standing part. Insecure on its own, it is a valuable component of a wide variety of...