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Definition of Bowline
1. Noun. A loop knot that neither slips nor jams.
Definition of Bowline
1. n. 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.
Definition of Bowline
1. Noun. (nautical) a knot tied so as to produce an eye or loop in the end of a rope; it will not slip or jam ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bowline
1. a type of knot [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bowline
Literary usage of Bowline
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Sailor's Garland by John Masefield (1908)
"Haul upon the bowline, so early in the morning, Haul the bowline, the bowline
haul; Haul upon the bowline, so early in the morning, Haul the bowline, ..."
2. The Sea's Anthology: From the Earliest Times Down to the Middle of the by John Edward Patterson (1913)
"A Black Ball liner lies a-lee— Haul away the bowline ! She'll lead us a chase,
I'll bet a spree- Haul away the bowline ! She'll lead us a chase, ..."
3. The Cruiser: A Quarterly Magazine of Cruising Tales and Adventures (1907)
"Haul upon the bowline, so early in the morning, Haul the boit'line, the bowline
... Haul upon the bowline, the bonny ship's a-sailing, Haul the bowline, ..."
4. Boyer's French Dictionary: Comprising All the Improvements of the Latest by Abel Boyer (1849)
"... to haul the bowline of a sail. Boo/mar, v. n to go near the wind, go with the
side-wind. ... C. Mar. fore-top bowline. ..."
5. The Sailor's Word-book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, Including by William Henry Smyth (1867)
"bowline. A rope leading forward which is fastened to a space connected by bridles to
... Hence the ship sails on a bowline, or stands on a taut bowline. ..."
6. The Kedge-anchor; Or, Young Sailors' Assistant: Or, Young Sailors' Assistant by William N. Brady (1864)
"MAIN bowline Is a runner and tackle, and is rove and ... It is rove through the
thimble seized on the bowline bridle; the end of the runner is secured round ..."
7. Drill Work, Methods and Costs; a Practical Treatise Covering the Methods by Ray Rochester Sanderson (1911)
"Another form of bowline which is sometimes used, is made by taking the end of the
... bowline, The only safe slip knot is the Running bowline which will ..."
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