HyperDic: carrick_bend

English > 1 sense of the expression carrick bend:
NOUNartifactcarrick benda knot used to connect the ends of two large ropes or hawsers
English > carrick bend: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA knot used to connect the ends of two large ropes or hawsers.
BroaderknotAny of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object

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