REEF KNOT

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A square knot used in a reef line

Synonyms:

flat knot; reef knot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("reef knot" is a kind of...):

square knot (a double knot made of two half hitches and used to join the ends of two cords)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reef knot"):

granny; granny knot (a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure)

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