bitt

Definition of Bitt in English :

1. bitt, bollard

a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines)

Example Sentences:
'the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards'

2. bitt

secure with a bitt

Example Sentences:
'bitt the ship line'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bitt

noun

1.

one of a pair of strong posts on the deck of a ship for securing mooring and other lines

2. another word for bollard (sense 1)

verb

3. (transitive)

to secure (a line) by means of a bitt

noun

any of the strong deck posts, usually in pairs, around which ropes or cables are wound and held fast, as in mooring

n.

A vertical post, usually one of a pair, set on the deck of a ship and used to secure ropes or cables.

tr.v. bitt·ed, bitt·ing, bitts

To wind (a cable) around a bitt.