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It is frequently used to secure ships' anchors and life raft canisters but has many other applications. | It is frequently used to secure ships' anchors and life raft canisters but has many other applications. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelican_hook Pelican hook] | == In the News == | ||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | |||
* [[Crimes against physical constants]] | |||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | |||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | |||
* [[Pelican Hook Bay]] - an alleged illegal [[transdimensional prison]] | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | |||
* [[Mathematician (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Mathematics (nonfiction)]] | |||
External links: | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelican_hook Pelican hook] @ Wikipedia | |||
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[[Category:Machines (nonfiction)]] | |||
Revision as of 07:07, 18 December 2019
A pelican hook is a piece of nautical rigging hardware
It is composed of a hinged link held closed by a circumferential link capable of being released under load. Small examples are held closed by hand while the retaining link is displaced while larger examples are hit with a hammer or sledge hammer to release.
The asymmetric appearance of the two hinged pieces is similar in appearance to a pelican's beak.
It is frequently used to secure ships' anchors and life raft canisters but has many other applications.
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
- Crimes against physical constants
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
- Pelican Hook Bay - an alleged illegal transdimensional prison
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- Pelican hook @ Wikipedia