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reef knot
释义
reef knot
noun
:
a square knot used in reefing a sail
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
The logo for the G20 summit hosted in Hamburg was a
reef knot
—a fastening the purpose of which is to pull together a loose bundle, and which gets tighter the more its loose ends are pulled.
The Economist
, 9 Sep. 2017
Word History
First Known Use
1794, in the meaning defined above
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