prolonge knot
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prolonge knot — noun a knot in the rope used to drag a gun carriage • Syn: ↑sailor s breastplate • Hypernyms: ↑knot • Part Holonyms: ↑prolonge * * * a knot consisting of three overlapping loops formed by a single rope passed alternately over and under itself at… … Useful english dictionary
prolonge knot — pro•longe′ knot [[t]proʊˈlɒndʒ[/t]] n. navig. a knot consisting of three overlapping loops formed by a single rope passed alternately over and under itself at crossings • Etymology: 1855–60; prolongea rope joining a hook and toggle < F, n. der … From formal English to slang
knot — Synonyms and related words: Blackwall hitch, Chinese puzzle, Flemish knot, French shroud knot, German knot, Gordian knot, Matthew Walker knot, Rube Goldberg contraption, Windsor knot, accouple, accumulate, adhesive, affix, affixation, agglutinate … Moby Thesaurus
prolonge — noun a rope fitted with a hook and used for towing a gun carriage • Hypernyms: ↑rope • Part Meronyms: ↑prolonge knot, ↑sailor s breastplate … Useful english dictionary
sailor's breastplate — noun a knot in the rope used to drag a gun carriage • Syn: ↑prolonge knot • Hypernyms: ↑knot • Part Holonyms: ↑prolonge … Useful english dictionary
sailor's breastplate. — See prolonge knot. * * * … Universalium
sailor's breastplate. — See prolonge knot … Useful english dictionary
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