gunter

[guhn-ter]

gun·ter

[guhn-ter]
noun Nautical.
a jib-headed sail fastened to a vertical spar that is attached to a short mast, usually by two rings, in such a way that the spar can slide up the mast to spread the sail.

Origin:
1670–80; named after E. Gunter for its resemblance to an instrument using his principles

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Gun·ter

[guhn-ter]
noun
Edmund, 1581–1626, English mathematician and astronomer: inventor of various measuring instruments and scales.
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Gunter (ˈɡʌntə)
 
n
Edmund. 1581--1626, English mathematician and astronomer, who invented various measuring instruments, including Gunter's chain

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