bowline
About 0.07 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails.
- noun A knot tied so as to produce an eye or loop in the end of a rope that will not slip or jam.
Similar words
bowline knot taut bolin buntline bell rope bolt rope leeboard leefang latching breast line
Often followed by
knot and is on in to point around was
Word family
bowlines
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