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PRONUNCIATION OF STEVEDORE'S KNOT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STEVEDORE'S KNOT

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Stevedore's knot is a noun.
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WHAT DOES STEVEDORE'S KNOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

stevedore's knot

Stevedore knot

The stevedore knot is a stopper knot, often tied near the end of a rope. It is more bulky and less prone to jamming than the closely related figure-eight knot.

Definition of stevedore's knot in the English dictionary

The definition of stevedore's knot in the dictionary is a knot forming a lump in a line, used by stevedores to secure ropes passing through holes.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STEVEDORE'S KNOT

stet
stethoscope
stethoscopic
stethoscopist
stethoscopy
Stetson
stetted
Stettin
stetting
stevedore
stevedoring
Steven
Stevenage
Stevengraph
Stevens
Stevensgraph
Stevenson
Stevenson screen
stevia
stew

WORDS THAT END LIKE STEVEDORE'S KNOT

black knot
butterfly knot
double knot
fisherman´s knot
flat knot
French knot
Gordian knot
granny knot
knot
loop knot
love knot
lover´s knot
overhand knot
prusik knot
reef knot
square knot
surgeon´s knot
sword knot
tie the knot
true-lovers´ knot
Windsor knot

Synonyms and antonyms of stevedore's knot in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «stevedore's knot» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of stevedore's knot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stevedore's knot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stevedore's knot» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

装卸工的结
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nudo de estibador
570 millions of speakers

English

stevedore´s knot
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

STEVEDORE की गाँठ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عقدة الشحن والتفريغ و
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

узел стивидорных в
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nó de estivador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্টিভডোরের গিঁট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

noeud de manutentionnaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Simpulan stevedore
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stauer der Knoten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

荷役の結び目
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하역 의 매듭
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Simpul stevedore
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hôn bốc xếp của
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Stevedore முடிச்சு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टीव्हडोरचा गाठ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Stevedore´un düğüm
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nodo di stevedore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ładowacz na węzeł
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вузол стивідорних в
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nod docher lui
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κόμπο stevedore του
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

behandelaar se knoop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stevedore knut
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stevedore er knute
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stevedore's knot

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STEVEDORE'S KNOT»

The term «stevedore's knot» is barely ever used and occupies the 204.442 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stevedore's knot

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STEVEDORE'S KNOT»

Discover the use of stevedore's knot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stevedore's knot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Reeds Knot Handbook: A pocket guide to knots, hitches and bends
A pocket guide to knots, hitches and bends Jim Whippy. STEVEDORE'S KNOT FIGURE-OF-EIGHT KNOTS STEP-BY-STEP '1 Hold the loop and give it a half twist as if to tie a figure-of-eight knot. \ Make an overhand loop using one end of your ...
Jim Whippy, 2013
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List of Publications
Stevedore's knot The stevedore's knot is tied the same as a figure-eight knot, except that two turns are taken around the rope instead of one, and it may be made I m either without or with a shackle, as shown in figure 26 and in figure 27.
New York State College of Agriculture, 1922
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MotorBoating
Stevedore's knot I] c. Sheepshank [j a. Harness hitch [I b. Prolonge knot [l c. Stevedore's knot down to a high, inflexible rate. Instead, your rate is geared to the size, age, condition and location of your particular vessel. Premium payment is as  ...
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Dead Guilty
Personally, she used a figure eight when she needed a stopper. Whoever tied Blue used a stevedore's knot—similar to a figure eight but with an extra twist. Further examination showed that he had also tied a stevedore's knot on the loose end ...
Beverly Connor, 2004
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Skipper's Onboard Knot Guide: Knots, Bends, Hitches and Splices
Stevedore ́s knot 1 2 4 5 The stevedore's knot is used to secure the end of a cargo tie and prevent it from coming free. It is a continuation of the figure-of-eight knot and is equally easy to untie, but with time it can become ugly and deformed.
Adlard Coles, 2009
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How Surfaces Intersect in Space: An Introduction to Topology
the bowline and the square knot were the most common knot used in stevedoring , and that the knot that mathematicians call the stevedore's knot is seldom, if ever, used. Furthermore, in modern stevedoring knots really aren't necessary.
J. Scott Carter, 1995
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Practical Knots and Ropework
A blood knot is a larger stopper made by putting extra turns into an overhand knot A and B. A stevedore's knot, (0) makes another large stopper that is easily released. lash. It can be trebled or taken even further, but with extra turns it has to be ...
Percy W. Blandford, 2012
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Invariants of Homology 3-Spheres
The stevedore's knot shown in Figure 7.6 is ribbon concordant to a trivial knot by means of the ribbon shown in Figure 7.7. A knot k C S3 is called ribbon if it is ribbon concordant to a trivial knot. This means that k is the boundary of an immersed ...
Nikolai Saveliev, 2002
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Fun with String: A Collection of String Games, Useful ...
The Stevedore's Knot is used for the same purpose as the Figure-Eight knot. KNOTS FOR JOINING TWO ROPES TOGETHER /&t^tS*W1**4' 5. The Square Knot, or Reef Knot, is made by tying two overhand knots. The second overhand knot ...
Joseph Leeming, 1940
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Report of the New York State College of Agriculture at ...
67). Pull up tightly, so that the end is square across the rope, short stick, or shackle, as shown in Fig. 68, the knot may be very easily untied. Stevedore's knot . — This knot is used for making an extra large knob on the end of a rope. It is tied the ...
New York State College of Agriculture, Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station, 1913

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Members of Parliament may be tying themselves into a stevedore's knot trying to come up with a credible, formal policy to deal with allegations of sexual ... «Toronto Star, Nov 14»

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