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gunter
/ˈɡʌntɚ/
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What does gunter mean?
noun
- A wire that leads from a point near the end of a gaff to a point near the other end. A block travels along this wire, and a halyard is attached to the block. This allows the gaff to be raised to the vertical by a single halyard.
- A set of hoops or parrel beads which secure the gaff loosely to the mast in a vertical position.
proper noun
- A surname.
More meanings (3)
proper noun
- A city in Grayson County, Texas, United States.
- (obsolete) A male given name from the Germanic languages used in medieval England.
- (obsolete, slang) Gunter's chain.
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/ˈɡʌntɚ/
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Sir Samuel Morland, Gunter, and Lamb introduced other contrivances, applicable to trigonometry; Gunter's scale being still in common use.