bowline

[Bow·line]

A loop knot that neither slips nor jams

...

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.

Noun
a loop knot that neither slips not jams


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.


Bowline

Bow"line , n. [Cf. D. boelijn, Icel. b'94gl'8bna, Dan. bovline; properly the line attached to the shoulder or side of the sail. See Bow (of a ship), and Line.] (Naut.) 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. Bowline bridles, the ropes by which the bowline is fastened to the leech of the sail. -- Bowline knot. See Illust. under Knot. -- On a bowline, close-hauled or sailing close to the wind; -- said of a ship.

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.

...

Usage Examples
Misspelled Form

bowline, vbowline, gbowline, hbowline, nbowline, bowline, vowline, gowline, howline, nowline, owline, bvowline, bgowline, bhowline, bnowline, b owline, biowline, b9owline, b0owline, bpowline, blowline, biwline, b9wline, b0wline, bpwline, blwline, boiwline, bo9wline, bo0wline, bopwline, bolwline, boqwline, bo2wline, bo3wline, boewline, boawline, boswline, boqline, bo2line, bo3line, boeline, boaline, bosline, bowqline, bow2line, bow3line, boweline, bowaline, bowsline, bowkline, bowoline, bowpline, bow:line, bowkine, bowoine, bowpine, bow:ine, bowlkine, bowloine, bowlpine, bowl:ine, bowluine, bowl8ine, bowl9ine, bowloine, bowljine, bowlkine, bowlune, bowl8ne, bowl9ne, bowlone, bowljne, bowlkne, bowliune, bowli8ne, bowli9ne, bowlione, bowlijne, bowlikne, bowlibne, bowlihne, bowlijne, bowlimne, bowli ne, bowlibe, bowlihe, bowlije, bowlime, bowli e, bowlinbe, bowlinhe, bowlinje, bowlinme, bowlin e, bowlinwe, bowlin3e, bowlin4e, bowlinre, bowlinse, bowlinde, bowlinw, bowlin3, bowlin4, bowlinr, bowlins, bowlind, bowlinew, bowline3, bowline4, bowliner, bowlines, bowlined.

Comments


Browse Dictionary