bowline

bowline is a 7-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails, by subordinate ropes, called bridles, and used to keep the weather edge of the sail tight forward, when the ship is closehauled. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails, by subordinate ropes, called bridles, and used to keep the weather edge of the sail tight forward, when the ship is closehauled.
2. noun. a loop knot that neither slips nor jams

Common word forms

bowlines

Words from these letters

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