How to pronounce bowline
American English pronunciation
BOH-lin
- IPA
- /ˈboʊlɪn/
- Syllables
- BOH · lin (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What bowline means
A knot that makes a loop that won't slip
In a sentence: The sailor tied a bowline so the loop would stay firm around the post.
Where it comes from: It comes from bouline, a Middle English sailing word. It first meant a rope that holds out the edge of a sail.
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