"Blackwall hitch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Blackwall hitches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Blackwall hitch (plural Blackwall hitches)
  1. (nautical) A means of fastening a rope to a hook: a turn of the rope, either the end or the middle, around the hook, having the part the strain is on riding over the loose part, with the bight well up on the back of the hook. Wikipedia link: Blackwall hitch Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-Blackwall_hitch-en-noun-GUyk8kNA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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