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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(nautical) A device to guide a line, rope or cable around an object or out of the way, or to stop it from moving laterally..
Approach the boat from the bow and use the Cunningham fairlead to help guide the foot of the mast into the hole in the hull.
Use fairlead when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Fairlead means (nautical) A device to guide a line, rope or cable around an object or out of the way, or to stop it from moving laterally..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Approach the boat from the bow and use the Cunningham fairlead to help guide the foot of the mast into the hole in the hull.
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