figure of eight

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figure of eight, figure eight

1. (Individual Sports, other than specified) an outline of the number 8 traced on ice by a skater

2. (Engineering / Aeronautics) a flight manoeuvre by an aircraft outlining a figure 8

3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Knots)

a. a knot in the shape of a figure 8 made to prevent the unreeving of a rope

b. a climber's knot in the shape of a figure 8 made with a doubled rope to provide a secure loop

c. an angler's knot sometimes used to attach a fly to a leader or dropper

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Noun

figure of eight - a knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose

figure eight

knot - any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object

Translations

figure of eight n → un otto

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