Noun: square knot skwehr nót
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: reef knot)
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: reef knot)
- A double knot made of two half hitches and used to join the ends of two cords
"Sailors commonly use a square knot to tie together two ropes of equal diameter";
- reef knot [Brit, Cdn]
- A square knot used in a reef line
"Sailors tied square knots to secure the sails during the storm";
- reef knot [Brit, Cdn], flat knot
Derived forms: square knots
Type of: knot
Encyclopedia: Square knot