bowline

English

bowline

Etymology

From Middle English bouline, bawelyne.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbəʊlɪn/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈboʊlɪn/

Noun

bowline (plural bowlines)

(nautical) A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails.
(nautical) A knot tied so as to produce an eye or loop in the end of a rope that will not slip or jam.

Related terms

bowline bridle
running bowline
on a bowline

Translations

knot

Danish: pælestik n
Finnish: paalusolmu (fi)
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 (sv)
Turkish: izbarço bağı

Further reading

bowline on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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