dock line
Vessel securing rope
A dock line is a rope used to secure a boat to a dock, pier, or mooring.
Boats typically use multiple dock lines—bow lines, stern lines, and spring lines—to prevent movement in various directions: Check the dock lines before the storm hits.
Also called a mooring line.
- mooringVessel's secured resting place
- make fastTie securely to something
- cleatShoe spike for grip
- ropeThick twisted fibers
- bowlineNon-slip loop knot
stern · marina · pier · hawser · knot · tie-up · fender · bollard · slip · berth · nautical · coil · splice · nylon · chafe · toss · cast off · secure
- boat gearanchor, oar, paddle, sail, rudder
- cordagerope, cord, twine, hawser, baling twine
- marinamarina, berth, boat slip, slip, mooring
- chandlerybilge pump, boat hook, cleat, fender, life jacket
- nautical lineshalyard, sheet, bowline, mainsheet, hawser
- boat carewaxing, polishing, boat cover, winterizing, antifouling