Definitionn. a loop knot that neither slips nor jams
Last update: October 24, 2015
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Meantime, the crew driven from the forward part of the ship by the perilous seas that burstingly broke over its bows, stood in a line along the bulwarks in the waist; and the better to guard against the leaping waves, each man had slipped himself into a sort of bowline secured to the rail, in which he swung as in a loosened belt. [Please select]
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Harry had already made a bowline in a bight at the end of a line. [Please select]
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"Make a bowline in a bight in that line," directed Harry. [Please select]
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A bowline knot should be tied at J, as shown, to prevent slipping. [Please select]
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The wind, however, blew hard from the southward, while tremendous waves rose up, threatening destruction to the vessels, and, as they could only sail on a bowline, they continued for many days standing off land. [Please select]
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Dave lost no time in tying a bowline in a bight at the two ends of the length of line. [Please select]
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