HyperDic: bowline

English > 1 sense of the word *bowline*:
NOUN	artifact	bowline, bowline knot	a loop knot that neither slips nor jams

bowline > pronunciation
Sounds	bow'layn
Rhymes	affine ... wine: 145 rhymes with ayn...

English > *bowline*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A loop knot that neither slips nor jams.
Synonym	bowline knot
Broader	loop knot	Any of various knots used to make a fixed loop in a rope
Spanish	as de guía, bolina
Catalan	bolina