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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 [ˈbəʊlɪn]

n Nautical

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a line for controlling the weather leech of a square sail when a vessel is close-hauled

(Transport / Nautical Terms)

on a bowline beating close to the wind

3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Knots) 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, equivalent to bow³ + line¹]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

Translations

bowline [ˈbəʊlɪn] N → bolina f

bowline

n → Palstek m; (= rope) → Bulin(e) f

bowline [ˈbəʊlɪn] n (Naut) (also bowline knot) → gassa d'amante

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bowline [ˈbəʊlɪn] n (Naut) (also bowline knot) → gassa d'amante