Tugboat hitch — Knot details name=Tugboat hitch names= Lighterman s Hitch, Backhanded Mooring Hitch type= hitch strength= origin= related= releasing= non jamming, releasable under load uses= Heavy towing, mooring, making fast to a winch caveat= abok number=… … Wikipedia
Running highwayman's hitch — Infobox Knot details name = Running highwayman s hitch names = mooring hitch, sliding sheet bend, draw hitch caption = type = Hitch type2 = strength = origin = related = Highwayman s hitch releasing = uses = Mooring caveat = abok number = The… … Wikipedia
Highwayman's hitch — Knot details name= Highwayman s hitch names= Fireman s hitch, Mooring Hitch type= hitch strength= origin= related= releasing= Non jamming uses= Quick release, draw loop hitch caveat= abok number= The highwayman s hitch also known at the fireman s … Wikipedia
midshipman's hitch — noun : a hitch used especially for mooring and lifesaving and made by tying a rolling hitch with the end of a line to the standing part … Useful english dictionary
Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R … Wikipedia
knot — knot1 knotless, adj. knotlike, adj. /not/, n., v., knotted, knotting. n. 1. an interlacing, twining, looping, etc., of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob or lump, for fastening, binding, or connecting two cords together or a cord… … Universalium
Sailing — is the art of controlling a sailing vessel. By changing the rigging, rudder and dagger or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to change the direction and speed of a boat. Mastery of the skill requires… … Wikipedia
hook — Synonyms and related words: L, Long Melford, abstract, acquitted, all the way, allure, anchor, anchorage, and, and sinker, angle, angle off, annex, apex, appropriate, arc, arch, argue into, articulate, backhand, backhander, backstroke, bag, bait … Moby Thesaurus
Continuous ring hitching — Names Continuous ring hitching, Single ringbolt hitching Category Hitch … Wikipedia
PT boat — PT 105 at high speed PT Boats were a variety of motor torpedo boat (hull classification symbol PT , for Patrol Torpedo ), a small, fast vessel used by the United States Navy in World War II to attack larger surface ships. The PT boat squadrons… … Wikipedia