bowline

bow·line  (bln, -ln) n. 1. Nautical A rope attached to the weather leech of a square sail to hold the leech forward when sailing close-hauled. 2. A knot forming a loop that does not slip. Idiom: on a bowline Nautical Close-hauled. [Middle English bouline, probably from Middle Danish bovline or Middle Low German blne, both from Middle Low German bch lne : bch, bow; see bheug- in Indo-European roots + lne, line (from Latin lnea; see line1).]

bowline

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bowline

Noun

Naut

1. a line used to keep the sail taut against the wind

2. a knot used for securing a loop that will not slip at the end of a piece of rope [probably from Middle Low German bōlīne]

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Noun

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bowline - a loop knot that neither slips nor jams bowline knot loop knot - any of various knots used to make a fixed loop in a rope