nonslipping

nonslipping
adj., n.

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  • nonslipping — adj., n …   Useful english dictionary

  • bowline — /boh lin, luyn /, n. 1. Also called bowline knot. a knot used to make a nonslipping loop on the end of a rope. See illus. under knot. 2. Naut. a rope made fast to the weather leech of a square sail, for keeping the sail as flat as possible when… …   Universalium

  • bowline — bow•line [[t]ˈboʊ lɪn, ˌlaɪn[/t]] n. 1) navig. Also called bow′line knot . a knot used to make a nonslipping loop on the end of a rope. 2) navig. a rope fastened to the leech of a square sail to keep the sail as flat as possible when sailing… …   From formal English to slang

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