"knot" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- He was the first author to publish several knots, including what are now called Ashley's stopper knot and Ashley's bend.
- It has been used in making stopper knots where lariats are used.
- A stopper knot is added to prevent the free end from working its way back through the hitch.
- The stevedore knot is a stopper knot, often tied near the end of a rope.
- To raise and lower cargo they used large blocks and these required a larger stopper knot to prevent the line from running completely through the block.
- The line at the rod's tip needs to have a stopper knot, which will hold the cow hitch in place.
- When a stopper knot is tied outside another knot and around the standing part it can also be called a backup knot.
- A type of stopper knot is called the stevedore knot.
- It is sometimes said that if enough of a tail is left to tie a stopper knot, the stopper becomes unnecessary.
- It is often used as a stopper knot at the end of a rope.
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