Phrase guide

reef knot

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A knot used to securely tie two pieces of rope together, or to reef sails.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a square knot used in a reef line

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flat knot

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: square knot

Narrower terms: granny knot, granny

History

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: рифов възел (rifov vǎzel) — type of knot
  • Catalan: nus pla — type of knot
  • Chinese Mandarin: 平結 /平结 (píngjié) — type of knot
  • Czech: ambulanční uzel — type of knot
  • Czech: ambulanční spojka — type of knot
  • Czech: plochá spojka — type of knot
  • Czech: ambulák — type of knot
  • Danish: råbåndsknob — type of knot
  • Dutch: platte knoop — type of knot
  • Finnish: merimiessolmu — type of knot
  • Finnish: reivisolmu — type of knot
  • French: nœud plat — type of knot
  • German: Kreuzknoten — type of knot
  • Hebrew: ַקֶשֶׁר שָׁטוּח (kesher shatuakh) — type of knot
  • Irish: snaidhm chúrsála — type of knot
  • Japanese: 本結び (honmusubi) — type of knot
  • Norman: pliat noeud — type of knot
  • Russian: прямо́й у́зел (prjamój úzel) — type of knot
  • Serbo-Croatian: мушки чвор — type of knot
  • Serbo-Croatian: амбулантни чвор — type of knot
  • Serbo-Croatian: muški čvor — type of knot
  • Serbo-Croatian: ambulantni čvor — type of knot
  • Swedish: råbandsknop — type of knot