bowline
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English
Etymology
From Middle English bouline, bawelyne.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbəʊlɪn/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈboʊlɪn/
Noun
bowline (plural bowlines)
- (nautical) A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails.
- (nautical) A knot tied so as to produce an eye or loop in the end of a rope that will not slip or jam.
Derived terms
Translations
knot
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