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Definitions for Bowline
[1] Also called bowline knot . a knot used to make a nonslipping loop on the end of a rope.
[2] Nautical . a rope made fast to the weather leech of a square sail, for keeping the sail as flat as possible when close-hauled.
[3] on a bowline , Nautical . sailing close-hauled.
[4] on an easy bowline , Nautical . close-hauled with sails well filled.
[5] a line for controlling the weather leech of a square sail when a vessel is close-hauled
[6] on a bowline beating close to the wind
[7] a knot used for securing a loop that will not slip at the end of a piece of rope
Words nearby Bowline
bowldering, bowleg, bowler, bowles, bowlful, bowline, bowling, bowling alley, bowling bag, bowling ball, bowling crease
Origin of Bowline
1275–1325; Middle English bouline, equivalent to bou- (perhaps boue bow2) + line line1
Word origin for Bowline
C14: probably from Middle Low German bōlīne , equivalent to bow ³ + line 1