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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bow•line (bō′lin, -līn′),USA pronunciation n. - Naval TermsAlso called bow′line knot′. a knot used to make a nonslipping loop on the end of a rope. See illus. under knot.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa rope made fast to the weather leech of a square sail, for keeping the sail as flat as possible when close-hauled.
- Nautical on a bowline, sailing close-hauled.
- Nautical on an easy bowline, close-hauled with sails well filled.
- Middle English bouline, equivalent. to bou- (perh. boue bow2) + line line1 1275–1325
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bowline /ˈbəʊlɪn/ n - a line for controlling the weather leech of a square sail when a vessel is close-hauled
- a knot used for securing a loop that will not slip at the end of a piece of rope
Etymology: 14th Century: probably from Middle Low German bōlīne, equivalent to bow³ + line1 |