Bowline
noun
A type of knot used in sailing.
He tied a bowline to secure the ship's sail.
Often appears as...
- tie a bowline
- secure with a bowline
Usage tips
Technical
noun
Rope used in a ship, especially one of the main ropes attached to the bow.
She pulled the bowline to adjust the sail's position.
Often appears as...
- pull the bowline
- bowline rope
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A type of knot used in sailing.
He tied a bowline to secure the ship's sail.
Often appears as...
- tie a bowline
- secure with a bowline
Usage tips
Technical
noun
Rope used in a ship, especially one of the main ropes attached to the bow.
She pulled the bowline to adjust the sail's position.
Often appears as...
- pull the bowline
- bowline rope
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Sailing Essential
Essential for sailors to learn for safety and effective sail management.
He mastered the bowline, an essential knot in his sailing training.
Pro Tip 2/3Non-Slipping Loop
Creates a fixed loop at the end of a rope that won't slip or bind.
When you need a loop that won't close up, use a bowline.
Pro Tip 3/3Emergency Use
Useful in rescue situations to secure a person without tightening.
The rescue team used a bowline to lift the injured hiker.
Pro Tip 1/3Sailing Essential
Essential for sailors to learn for safety and effective sail management.
He mastered the bowline, an essential knot in his sailing training.
Pro Tip 2/3Non-Slipping Loop
Creates a fixed loop at the end of a rope that won't slip or bind.
When you need a loop that won't close up, use a bowline.
Pro Tip 3/3Emergency Use
Useful in rescue situations to secure a person without tightening.
The rescue team used a bowline to lift the injured hiker.
Pro Tip 1/3Sailing Essential
Essential for sailors to learn for safety and effective sail management.
He mastered the bowline, an essential knot in his sailing training.
Pro Tip 2/3Non-Slipping Loop
Creates a fixed loop at the end of a rope that won't slip or bind.
When you need a loop that won't close up, use a bowline.
Pro Tip 3/3Emergency Use
Useful in rescue situations to secure a person without tightening.
The rescue team used a bowline to lift the injured hiker.
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Video examples
Risk Takers: Extreme...
And, he and I had worked at a summer camp for years together and we had always taught the kids, "Oh, this is how you do this cool trick knot, a one-handed bowline, and if you ever fall off a cliff, - with one hand on the rope... - it'll save your life." And so that was how we got kids to get excited about it.
Video examples
Cute Baby Wild Boars PIPE...
we're definitely going ahead with an import of help on September the 15th just kind of bring a bowline and two young females so that's pretty exciting the rewilding will happen here no doubt
Video examples
Risk Takers: Extreme...
And, he and I had worked at a summer camp for years together and we had always taught the kids, "Oh, this is how you do this cool trick knot, a one-handed bowline, and if you ever fall off a cliff, - with one hand on the rope... - it'll save your life." And so that was how we got kids to get excited about it.
Video examples
Cute Baby Wild Boars PIPE...
we're definitely going ahead with an import of help on September the 15th just kind of bring a bowline and two young females so that's pretty exciting the rewilding will happen here no doubt
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Hunter S. Thompson
American Journalist
I am not a yachting person, by nature, but I have just enough experience on the sea under sail to feel a certain nostalgia for it when I see a big white racing yacht heeled over at cruising speed on the ocean, and I can still tie a mean bowline knot on just about anything in less than 10 seconds.
Quote examples
Hunter S. Thompson
American Journalist
I am not a yachting person, by nature, but I have just enough experience on the sea under sail to feel a certain nostalgia for it when I see a big white racing yacht heeled over at cruising speed on the ocean, and I can still tie a mean bowline knot on just about anything in less than 10 seconds.
Example 1 of 1
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