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REEF KNOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reef knot mean? 

REEF KNOT (noun)
  The noun REEF KNOT has 1 sense:

1. a square knot used in a reef lineplay

  Familiarity information: REEF KNOT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


REEF KNOT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A square knot used in a reef line

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

flat knot; reef knot

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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