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Bowline Knot
see synonyms of bowline knotNoun
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Bowline Knot
see synonyms of bowline knotnoun nautical
1.
a line for controlling the weather leech of a square sail when a vessel is close-hauled
2. on a bowline
3.
a knot used for securing a loop that will not slip at the end of a piece of rope
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Bowline Knot
see synonyms of bowline knot noun
1.
a rope running forward from the middle of a square sail's weather edge to the bow, used to keep the sail taut when the ship is sailing into the wind
2.
a knot used in making a loop that will not slip or tighten under tension
: in full bowline knotWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.