noun
- a long wooden or iron bar with holes through which the shrouds of a ship are stretched and secured
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The sailor adjusted the shrouds through the uphroe to ensure proper tension.
- Each uphroe was carefully inspected before the ship set sail.
- The wooden uphroe showed signs of wear from years at sea.
- New iron uphroes replaced the damaged wooden ones during the ship’s refit.
- The rigging crew threaded the shrouds through the uphroe’s holes.