Come along.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

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a come along (winch)

come-along (複数形 come-alongs)

1. (technical) A type of hand-operated winch used, for example, to tighten straps, chains, or ropes.

   The kayak was tied to the roof of her car with two come alongs.

   • 1993, Robert Worsing, Rural Rescue and Emergency Care, →ISBN, page 64:

     A chain-type come-along is not as popular as a wire rope come-along, because the chain type is usually heavier and is designed primarily to be rigged for straight pulls.

   • 1999, George Nash, Wooden Fences, →ISBN, page 221:

     For heavy fences that are seriously out of alignment, it really helps to use a come-along — so long as you've got something solid to hitch it to and enough cable to pull with.

   • 2013, Fay E. Ward, The Cowboy at Work, →ISBN:

     The come-along's construction is based on the same principles as that of the hackamore in Figure B, but it is more effective.

2. A type of hold used to restrain an opponent.
   • 2006, Mike Young, Martial Arts Techniques for Law Enforcement, →ISBN, page 155:

     The martial arts teach thousands of come-along holds.

   • 2011, United States Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Close Combat Fighting Handbook, →ISBN:

     Marines use a come-along hold to control and move an opponent.

   • 2012, Gabrielle Lord -, Death By Beauty: A PI Gemma Lincoln Novel, →ISBN:

     She flew at him and they went down hard on the floor, Gemma on top. Swiftly, she twisted his right arm back, attempting a vicious come-along hold, but as she did and Tolmacheff roared in pain, something slammed into the back of her head, sending her sprawling along the corridor.