舫い
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Meanings
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Nautical term for a rope used to secure a boat to a dock or another vessel. The word is somewhat specialized but known in boating contexts.
We secured the boat to the quay with a mooring rope.
The painter broke and the boat drifted away.
Usage patterns
- 舫いを結ぶto tie the mooring rope
We brought the boat alongside the dock and tied the mooring rope.
- 舫いをほどくto untie the mooring rope
At the signal to depart, we untied the mooring rope.
- 舫いを取るto take hold of the mooring rope (e.g. when a boat comes alongside)
The dock attendant took hold of the mooring rope for us.