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PREVENTER

\pɹɪvˈɛntə], \pɹɪvˈɛntə], \p_ɹ_ɪ_v_ˈɛ_n_t_ə]\

Definitions of PREVENTER

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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An auxiliary rope to strengthen a mast.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
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n. One who or that which prevents or hinders ; a hinderer ;-in ships, an additional rope or stay used to relieve the strain or pressure on any part of the fixed rigging.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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