Meaning

3 senses
  1. One who, or that which, prevents.

  2. An arrangement, made with ropes and blocks, that prevents the boom of a sailing boat from performing a jibe.

  3. Any of various lines set up to reinforce or relieve ordinary running or standing rigging.

Origin

From prevent + -er.

From prevent + -er.

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Forms

plural: preventers
Singularpreventer
Pluralpreventers

regular

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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