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noun
A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A knot tied so as to produce an eye or loop in the end of a rope that will not slip or jam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a loop knot that neither slips nor jams
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bowline knot
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: loop knot
History
From Middle English bouline, bawelyne.
Across languages
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
