sailor's knot
Rope-tying technique
A sailor's knot is any of the practical knots developed for maritime use—bowlines, clove hitches, reef knots, and dozens of others.
Sailors needed knots that held under strain but could be released quickly.
The term sometimes appears loosely for any sturdy, reliable knot: He secured the tarp with a sailor's knot.
- bowlineNon-slip loop knot
- figure eightShape of crossed loops
- hitchTemporary difficulty or snag
- half hitchSingle-loop temporary knot
- ropeThick twisted fibers
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