Definition of square knot in US English:
square knot
nounˈskwɛr ˌnɑtˈskwer ˌnät
US A type of double knot that is made symmetrically to hold securely and to be easy to untie.
British term reef knot
Example sentencesExamples
- The procedure doesn't distinguish, for example, between the granny knot and the square knot even though it is impossible to deform one into the other.
- Poe dropped down the rope and Dustin wrapped it tightly around the animal's eyes, securing it with a square knot.
- Instead, he figured that tiny square knots would do the trick.
- Now tie two square knots with the cording and cut the cord as close as you can without letting the knots come undone.
- He twisted the two sides and knotted them in a normal knot at the back, and twisted them back again upfront and locked them in square knot.