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clove hitch

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English

A clove hitch.

Noun

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clove hitch

clove hitch (plural clove hitches)

(nautical) a bend formed by two half hitches in the same direction, used to make a line fast to a spar or to a larger rope; it will not slip

Translations

type of knot

Catalan: ballestrinca f, nus de pardal m
Danish: dobbelt halvstik n
Dutch: mastworp (nl) m
Finnish: siansorkka (fi)
French: nœud de cabestan (fr) m, nœud de batelier
German: Mastwurf (de) m
Ingrian: siansorkka
Maori: tapuaka, heretaniwha
Polish: wyblinka (pl) f
Spanish: ballestrinque m
Swedish: dubbelt halvslag n

See also

constrictor knot

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