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bowline
[ boh-lin, -lahyn ]
/ ˈboʊ lɪn, -ˌlaɪn /
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noun
Also called bowline knot . a knot used to make a nonslipping loop on the end of a rope.
Nautical. a rope made fast to the weather leech of a square sail, for keeping the sail as flat as possible when close-hauled.
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Idioms about bowline
on a bowline, Nautical. sailing close-hauled.
on an easy bowline, Nautical. close-hauled with sails well filled.
Words nearby bowline
bow legs, bowler, Bowles, bowlful, bowl game, bowline, bowling, bowling alley, bowling bag, bowling ball, bowling crease
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British Dictionary definitions for bowline
bowline
/ (ˈbəʊlɪn) /
noun nautical
a line for controlling the weather leech of a square sail when a vessel is close-hauled
on a bowline beating close to the wind
a knot used for securing a loop that will not slip at the end of a piece of rope
Word Origin for bowline
C14: probably from Middle Low German bōlīne, equivalent to bow ³ + line 1
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