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Noun Concept
Categories: Articles with short description, Loop knots
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bowline  bowline knot  Bow-line  bow line  Bowline hitch
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A loop knot that neither slips nor jams WordNet 3.0
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A loop knot that neither slips nor jams WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The bowline is an ancient and simple knot used to form a fixed loop at the end of a rope. Wikipedia
A knot tied so as to produce an eye or loop in the end of a rope; it will not slip or jam. Wiktionary
Knot. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
loop knot
loop
sailing knot
SAID TO BE THE SAME AS
sheet bend
USED BY
climb
sailing
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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bowline, bowline knot
Wikipedia
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bowline
Wikidata
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bowline
Wiktionary
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bowline
Wikipedia Redirections
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Bow-line, bow line, Bowline hitch, bowline knot
Wikidata Alias
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bowline knot

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