The Dictionary of English Nautical Language Database: Search Results
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Term:
bowline (pron: beau-lun) (n)
Definition:
1) A knot used to form a loop or eye in the end of a line. This knot does not slip, and is easily unbent. 2) A line leading forward from the weather clew of a squaresail to keep the sail taut.
