HyperDic: prolonge_knot

English > 1 sense of the expression prolonge knot:
NOUNartifactprolonge knot, sailor's breastplatea knot in the rope used to drag a gun carriage
English > prolonge knot: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA knot in the rope used to drag a gun carriage.
Synonymsailor's breastplate
Part ofprolongeA rope fitted with a hook and used for towing a gun carriage
BroaderknotAny of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
Spanishvuelta de gancho

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