bowline
[ boh-lin, -lahyn ]
/ ˈboʊ lɪn, -ˌlaɪn /
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.
Idioms for bowline
on a bowline, Nautical.
sailing close-hauled.
on an easy bowline, Nautical.
close-hauled with sails well filled.
Words nearby bowline
bowldering,
bowleg,
bowler,
bowles,
bowlful,
bowline,
bowling,
bowling alley,
bowling bag,
bowling ball,
bowling crease
Example sentences from the Web for bowline
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
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