rope knot
Sailor's binding work
A rope knot is a fastening made by intertwining rope with itself or another object.
The term is somewhat redundant since most knots are made in rope, cord, or line, but it distinguishes from other knots—a knot in hair, a knot of muscle, a knot in wood grain.
He learned several rope knots in the Boy Scouts.
- tieEqual score, or neckwear
- hitchTemporary difficulty or snag
- loopCurve closing on itself
- tangleTwisted mass of strands
- bindFasten or obligate
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- nauticalanchor, anchor chain, anchors, boat, boats
- nautical decorship wheel, ship model, ship models, nautical flag, ship bell
- figure-eight movesinfinity loop
- Navy symbolsanchor, trident, compass rose, ship wheel, aviator wings
functional purpose
rope knotslip
Minor error or misstep
quick release · detachment · disconnection · separation · unfastening
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