bowline

English

Etymology

Earlier Middle English bouline, bawelyne.

Noun

bowline

bowline (plural bowlines)

(nautical) a knot tied so as to produce an eye or loop in the end of a rope; it will not slip or jam

Related terms

bowline bridle
running bowline
on a bowline

Translations

knot

Finnish: paalusolmu
French: bouline (fr) f, nœud de chaise (fr) m
German: Palstek (de), Bulin (de) m
Hebrew: קֶשֶׁר הַצָּלָה‎‎ (he) m (kesher hatsalah)
Italian: bolina f
Norman: bôlinne f, noeud d'bôlinne m
Portuguese: lais de guia m

Russian: бесе́дочный у́зел m (besédočnyj úzel)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: га̏ша

Roman: gȁša (sh)
Spanish: as de guía m
Swedish: pålstek

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