bowline

bowline

bow·line

B0429100 (bō′lĭn, -līn′)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 but that can be untied easily.

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[Middle English bouline, probably from Middle Danish bovline or Middle Low German bōlīne, both from Middle Low German bōch līne : bōch, bow; see bheug- in Indo-European roots + līne, line (from Latin līnea; see line¹).]

bowline

(ˈbəʊlɪn) n1. (Nautical Terms) a line for controlling the weather leech of a square sail when a vessel is close-hauled2. (Nautical Terms) on a bowline beating close to the wind3. (Knots) a knot used for securing a loop that will not slip at the end of a piece of rope[C14: probably from Middle Low German bōlīne, equivalent to bow³ + line¹]

bow•line

(ˈboʊ lɪn, -ˌlaɪn)

n. 1. Also called bow′line knot`. a knot used to make a nonslipping loop on the end of a rope. 2. a rope fastened to the leech of a square sail to keep the sail as flat as possible when sailing close-hauled. [1275–1325; Middle English bouline]

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Noun

1.

bowline - a loop knot that neither slips nor jamsbowline knotloop knot - any of various knots used to make a fixed loop in a rope

Translations

булинь