bowline
noun [ C ] uk/ˈbəʊ.lɪn/ us/ˈboʊ.lɪn/
sailing specialized帆脚索
a rope attaching one side of a square sail to a ship's bow (= front part)
We've let loose the bowline and we're drifting. 我们解开了帆脚索，让船在水上漂着。
(also bowline knot)单套结;帆脚索
a simple type of knot for making a loop (= a circle) that does not slip at the end of a rope
He finally got a loop of rope around the bumper, pulled it tight, and then tied another bowline. 他终于在保险杠上绕了一圈绳子，把它拉紧，然后又系上个单套结。
He tied a clumsy bowline knot around the branch. 他在树枝上打了一个笨拙的单套结。
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- The ship pitched forward and down, and the boy had to grab hold of the bowline to stay on his feet.
- I attached the weather sheet to the clew with a bowline.
- We practised rowing the inflatable dinghy, and learned a range of knots from a bowline to a double sheet bend.
- When you have mastered belaying and bowlines, you will be hooked up with a climbing buddy.