seizing
[ see-zing ]
/ Ë?si zɪŠ/
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noun
the act of a person or thing that seizes.
Nautical. a means of binding or fastening together two objects, as two ropes, or parts of the same rope, by a number of longitudinal and transverse turns of marline, wire, or other small stuff.
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British Dictionary definitions for seizing
seizing
/ (Ë?siË?zɪÅ) /
noun
nautical a binding used for holding together two ropes, two spars, etc, esp by lashing with a separate rope
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