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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Bowline \Bow"line\, n. [Cf. D. boelijn, Icel. b["o]gl["i]na?,
Dan. bovline; properly the line attached to the shoulder or
side of the sail. See Bow (of a ship), and Line.] (Naut.)
A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular
edge of the square sails, by subordinate ropes, called
bridles, and used to keep the weather edge of the sail tight
forward, when the ship is closehauled.
[1913 Webster]
Bowline bridles, the ropes by which the bowline is fastened
to the leech of the sail.
Bowline knot. See Illust. under Knot.
On a bowline, close-hauled or sailing close to the wind; --
said of a ship.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Bowline \Bow"line\, n. [Cf. D. boelijn, Icel. b["o]gl["i]na?,
Dan. bovline; properly the line attached to the shoulder or
side of the sail. See Bow (of a ship), and Line.] (Naut.)
A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular
edge of the square sails, by subordinate ropes, called
bridles, and used to keep the weather edge of the sail tight
forward, when the ship is closehauled.
Bowline bridles, the ropes by which the bowline is fastened
to the leech of the sail.
Bowline knot. See Illust. under Knot.
On a bowline, close-hauled or sailing close to the wind; --
said of a ship.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
bowline
n : a loop knot that neither slips not jams [syn: bowline knot]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
bowline
n.
1 (lb en nautical) A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or
perpendicular edge of the square sails.
2 (lb en nautical) A knot tied so as to produce an eye or loop in the
end of a rope that will not slip or jam.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
bowline
n.
1 (lb en nautical) A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or
perpendicular edge of the square sails.
2 (lb en nautical) A knot tied so as to produce an eye or loop in the
end of a rope that will not slip or jam.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
bowline
n.
1 (lb en nautical) A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or
perpendicular edge of the square sails.
2 (lb en nautical) A knot tied so as to produce an eye or loop in the
end of a rope that will not slip or jam.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
bowline
n.
1 (lb en nautical) A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or
perpendicular edge of the square sails.
2 (lb en nautical) A knot tied so as to produce an eye or loop in the
end of a rope that will not slip or jam.
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
bowline
Engelska n.
1 (tagg: text=rep) bolin
2 (tagg: text=knut) pålstek
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Bowline /bˈəʊlaɪn/ العقدةFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
bowline /bˈəʊlaɪn/ PalstekFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]Synonym: bowline hitch see: hitch, hitches, cow hitch, crossing hitch, Italian hitch, Munter hitch, half hitch, rolling hitch, clove hitch, waterman's knot
bowline //ˈboʊ lɪn// //ˈbəʊ lɪn//From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]paalusolmu knot
bowline /bˈəʊlaɪn/ 1. vitorlafeszítô kötél 2. ívvonalFrom English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
bowline //ˈboʊ lɪn// //ˈbəʊ lɪn//From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]pålstek knot
bowline /bˈəʊlaɪn/ 1. (den.) borina 2. bir çeşit düğüm, barço bağı.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]/ˈboʊɫaɪn/
n. 帆脚索