Advertisement
bowline (n.)
also bow-line, type of rope on a sailing ship, early 14c. (late 13c. in Anglo-Latin), apparently connected with the bow (n.2) of a ship, but attested earlier than that word and not pronounced the same.
updated on July 20, 2017
Advertisement
Advertisement
Definitions of bowline from WordNet
Dictionary entries near bowline
bowhead
bowie knife
bowl
bow-legged
bowler
bowline
bowling
bowls
bowman
bowser
bowshot