NOUN | artifact | sailor's breastplate, prolonge knot | a knot in the rope used to drag a gun carriage |
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Meaning | A knot in the rope used to drag a gun carriage. | |
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Synonym | prolonge knot | |
Part of | prolonge | A rope fitted with a hook and used for towing a gun carriage |
Broader | knot | Any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object |
Spanish | vuelta de gancho |
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