Bowline Definition

bōlĭn, -līn
bowlines
noun
bowlines
A rope running forward from the middle of a square sail's weather edge to the bow, used to keep the sail taut when the ship is sailing into the wind.
Webster's New World
A knot used in making a loop that will not slip or tighten under tension.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • bowline knot
idiom
on a bowline
  • with sails set so as to head close to the wind; closehauled
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Bowline

Noun

Singular:
bowline
Plural:
bowlines

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Bowline

  • on a bowline

Origin of Bowline

  • Middle English bouline probably from Middle Danish bovline or Middle Low German bōlīne both from Middle Low German bōch līne bōch bow bheug- in Indo-European roots līne line (from Latin līnea line1)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Bowline Sentence Examples

  • A five year old teaching the adults how to tie a bowline is a sight to behold!

  • Knots, including bowline, figure of 8, clove hitch, Italian hitch, prussik, double fisherman's.

  • I used a bowline ' cos it's compact and secure.

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Words Starting With

BBOBOW

Words Ending With

ENEINE

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