Definisjon av bitter end

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Noun

bitter end - (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt
terminal, end station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
line acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line"
bitter end - the final extremity (however unpleasant it may be); "he was determined to fight to the bitter end"
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Substantiv

bitter end - That part of an anchor cable which is abaft the bitts and thus remains inboard when a ship is riding at anchor.
bitter end - The end of a long and difficult process.
bitter end - The final six fathoms of anchor chain before the point of attachment in the chain locker of modern U. S. naval vessels, with these six fathoms often painted blue, white and red to warn deck hands of the end of available anchor chain.

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