Bitt (Noun)
Meaning
A strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The sailor carefully wrapped the rope around the bitt to secure the boat to the dock.
- Several large bitts were installed along the quay to provide a safe mooring point for visiting vessels.
- A wooden bitt on the wharf provided a sturdy anchor point for the dock lines.
- After tying the mooring line to the bitt, the crew jumped aboard the ship to cast off.
- A bitt was embedded in the stone wall to allow sailors to tie off their boats during rough weather.