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单词 reef knot
释义

reef knot

noun

: a square knot used in reefing a sail

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The logo for the G20 summit hosted in Hamburg was a reef knot—a fastening the purpose of which is to pull together a loose bundle, and which gets tighter the more its loose ends are pulled. The Economist, 9 Sep. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1794, in the meaning defined above

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