noun. A rope attached to the weather leech of a square sail to hold the leech forward when sailing close-hauled.

noun. A knot forming a loop that does not slip.

noun. Nautical, a rope leading forward and fastened to the leech of a square sail.

noun. In ship-building, a curve representing a vertical section of the bow-end of a ship.

noun. 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.

noun. the ropes by which the bowline is fastened to the leech of the sail.

noun. See Illust. under Knot.

noun. close-hauled or sailing close to the wind; -- said of a ship.

noun. a knot tied so as to produce an eye or loop in the end of a rope; it will not slip or jam

noun. a loop knot that neither slips nor jams

bowline on a bight  on a bowline  to check the bowline  to sharp the main bowline  

on a bowline  running bowline  

loop knot  

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