Definition
A rope or tackle used in sailing to hoist the cathead of a ship; the mechanism for raising and lowering a ship's anchor cat.
Etymology
Compound word from 'cat' (the ship's cathead, a beam extending from the ship's bow) and 'fall' (a rope or tackle used in hoisting). This is nautical terminology from the age of sail.
Kelly Says
A 'catfall' has nothing to do with actual cats, but rather the wooden 'cat' beam on old sailing ships—ships had so many animal-named parts (cat, dog, fish tackle) that sailors basically named their whole ships like Noah's Ark!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በጫት መጣ
be-ch'at me-ta
ARالعربية
سقوط قطط
sa-qut qitṭ
BNবাংলা
বিড়ালের পতন
bi-ral-er pa-ton
CACatalà
caiguda de gat
ca-i-gu-da deh gat
CSČeština
pad gato
pad ga-to
DADansk
katte fald
kat-te fall
DEDeutsch
Katzensturz
kat-zen-shtoorts
ELΕλληνικά
πτώση γάτας
pto-si ga-tas
ESEspañol
caída de gato
kay-dah deh ga-toh
FAفارسی
افتادن گربه
efta-dan gorbeh
FISuomi
kissin putoaminen
kis-sin pu-to-a-mi-en
FRFrançais
chute de chat
shoot deh shah
GUGU
બિલ્લીનું પડવું
bil-li-noo pa-d-vuun
HAHA
bakiyarin ruwa
ba-ki-ya-rin ru-wa
HEעברית
נפילת חתול
ni-f'i-lat chatul
HIहिन्दी
बिल्ली का गिरना
bil-lee ka gi-rna
HUMagyar
macska zuhanata
mats-ka zu-ha-na-ta
IDBahasa Indonesia
jatuhnya kucing
ja-to-hu-nya koo-ching
IGIG
nwụrụ ńkpọ
nwu-ru ńkpọ
ITItaliano
caduta di gatto
ka-doo-ta dee gat-toh
KKKK
жұмыртқа түсіп
jyu-myrt-ka tu-sip
KO한국어
고양이 낙하
goyangi nak-ha
MRMR
मांजराचा पडणे
ma-an-ja-ra-cha pa-d-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
jatuhnya kucing
ja-to-hu-nya koo-ching
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွဲ ကျော်
kywe cjaw
NLNederlands
val van een kat
val van een kat
NONorsk
kattens fall
kat-tens fall
PAPA
ਬਿੱਲੀ ਦਾ ਡਿੱਗਣਾ
bil-lee da dig-na
PLPolski
upadek kota
oo-pa-dek ko-ta
PTPortuguês
queda de gato
keh-dah deh ga-toh
RORomână
cădere de pisică
ca-de-re deh pi-si-ca
RUРусский
падение кота
pa-de-niye ko-ta
SVSvenska
kattens fall
kat-tens fall
SWKiswahili
kuangua wa paka
ku-an-gua wa pa-ka
TAதமிழ்
பூனை விழுந்து
poo-nai vi-zhu-nthu
TEతెలుగు
కేతువు పడిపోవడం
ke-tuvu pa-di-po-va-dam
THไทย
แมวตกลง
maew dtok long
TLTL
pagbagsak ng pusa
pa-g-ba-gsak ng poo-sa
TRTürkçe
kedi düşüşü
keh-dee doo-shee-shue
UKУкраїнська
падіння кота
pa-d'y-nya ko-ta
URاردو
بلیہ کا گرنا
bil-ee ka gra-na
VITiếng Việt
mèo rơi
meu roi
ZUZU
umugqa uqala
oo-moo-gqa oo-qa-la