Definition of Bowline Knot in English :

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Bowline Knot meaning in English

Meaning of Bowline Knot in English

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Bowline Knot pronunciation in English

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Bowline Knot

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Noun

1. bowline, bowline knot

a loop knot that neither slips nor jams

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Bowline Knot

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noun 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 knot

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