1) Bowline knot 2) Kind of knot 3) Loop knot 4) Non-slip knot 5) Sail rope 6) Sailing close-hauled 7) The king of knots
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1) Knot 2) Loop knot 3) Violinist
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The bowline (n or n) is an ancient and simple knot used to form a fixed loop at the end of a rope. It has the virtues of being both easy to tie and untie; most notably, it is easy to untie after being subjected to a load. The bowline is sometimes referred as King of the knots because of its importance. It is one of the four basic maritime knots (t...
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A type of knot, producing a strong loop of a fixed size, topologically similar to a sheet bend. Also a rope attached to the side of a sail to pull it towards the bow (for keeping the windward edge of the sail steady).
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A type of knot, producing a strong loop of a fixed size, topologically similar to a sheet bend. Also a rope attached to the side of a sail to pull it towards the bow (for keeping the windward edge of the sail steady).
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rope used to keep weather edge of a sail taut
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rope used to keep weather edge of a sail taut
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• (n.) A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails, by subordinate ropes, called bridles, and used to keep the weather edge of the sail tight forward, when the ship is closehauled.
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A knot used to form a temporary loop in the end of a line.
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(from the article `knot`) The bowline (L) forms a loop that cannot slip. It is a very common and useful knot that is used for mooring boats and hoisting or hauling objects. It ...
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[see knots]
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A knot used to form a temporary loop in the end of a line
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Popular type of knot with a sailing origin, used to secure the end of a rope to a bar or other fixed object.
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a knot which makes a loop that will not slip
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Bow'line noun [ Confer Dutch
boelijn , Icelandic
böglïna ..., Danish
bovline ; properly the line attached to the shoulder or side of the sail. See
Bow (of a ship), and
Line .]
(Nautical) A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of t...
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(Pronounced bo-lin.) It is the knot used to make an eye or a loop in rope's end. It is one of the very few knots that every sailor should know. Commonly used on the Laser 2 to attach lines to the sails (eg sheets to the spinnaker, or outhaul to the mainsail), tie halyards to the heads of sails, and many other uses.
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The bowline is a non-slip knot. It is so named after being used on ships to fasten the bowline-bridles to the cringles.
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In sailing ships, the bowline is a rope leading forward, which is fastened by bridles to loops in the ropes on the perpendicular edge of the square sails. It is used to keep the weather-edge of the sail tight forward and ready when the ship is close-hauled to the wind.
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Knot used to form a temporary loop in a line
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A knot used to form a temporary loop in the end of a line.
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A type of knot, producing a strong loop of a fixed size, topologically similar to a sheet bend. Also a rope attached to the side of a sail to pull it towards the bow (for keeping the windward edge of the sail steady).
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[
n] - a loop knot that neither slips not jams
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bowline knot noun a loop knot that neither slips nor jams
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Also calleda knot used to make a nonslipping loop on the end of a rope. See illus. under · a rope made fast to the weather leech of a square sail, for keeping the sail as flat as possible when close-hauled. · sailing close-hauled. · close-hauled with sails well filled.
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(pronounced BO-lin) A knot frequently used for tying the middle climber onto a glacier rope team, among other uses.
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