"clove hitch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clove hitches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} clove hitch (plural clove hitches)
  1. (nautical) a bend formed by two half hitches in the same direction, used to make a line fast to a spar or to a larger rope; it will not slip Wikipedia link: clove hitch Categories (topical): Knots, Nautical Related terms: constrictor knot Translations (type of knot): ballestrinca [feminine] (Catalan), nus de pardal [masculine] (Catalan), dobbelt halvstik [neuter] (Danish), mastworp [masculine] (Dutch), siansorkka (Finnish), nœud de cabestan [masculine] (French), nœud de batelier (French), Mastwurf [masculine] (German), siansorkka (Ingrian), tapuaka (Maori), heretaniwha (Maori), wyblinka [feminine] (Polish), ballestrinque [masculine] (Spanish), dubbelt halvslag [neuter] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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