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BOWLINE HITCH

Specialty Definition: BOWLINE HITCH

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Food & Agriculture

A knot made by an involution of the end and a bight upon the standing part of a rope. It does not slip or jam and can be cast loose instantly, as the tension is released. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: BOWLINE HITCH

Language Translations for "BOWLINE HITCH"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

pælestik (bowline knot). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

paalsteek (bowline knot), paaloog (bowline knot). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

paalusolmu (bowline knot). (various references)

   

French

  

noeud de chaise (bowline knot). (various references)

   

German

  

Pfahlstich (bowline knot), Pfahlstek (bowline knot), Palstek (bowline knot). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

καντηλίτσα(κν.) (bowline knot). (various references)

   

Italian

  

gassa d'amante (bowline knot). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

owlinebay itchhay

   

Portuguese

  

lais de guia (bowline knot). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

as de guía (bowline knot). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: BOWLINE HITCH

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "b-c-e-h-h-i-i-l-n-o-t-w"

-3 letters: neolithic.

-4 letters: bioethic, eolithic, lecithin.

-5 letters: beclown, benthic, bewitch, binocle, biontic, biotech, bowline, chitlin, cholent, choline, helicon, hotline, howbeit, ichnite, lection, neolith, nitchie, thiolic, thionic, towline.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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2. Anagrams
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