flat knot

American

noun

Nautical.

reef knot.

flat knot British

noun

another name for reef knot

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Etymology

Origin of flat knot

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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After simulating the strongest knots, researchers drew flat knot diagrams to examine the pattern of strands that make up each one.

From Scientific American

Please, auntie, you twist up my hair in a flat knot--no matter how.

From Project Gutenberg

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