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eye splice

eye splice noun: a permanent loop, or eye, formed at the end of a laid rope by splicing the free end back into the standing part.

Noun

eye splice (plural eye splices)

  1. A permanent loop, or eye, formed at the end of a laid rope by splicing the free end back into the standing part.

Forms of eye splice

pluraleye splices

Questions about eye splice

What does eye splice mean?
Eye splice means a permanent loop, or eye, formed at the end of a laid rope by splicing the free end back into the standing part.
What part of speech is eye splice?
Eye splice is a noun.
What is the plural of eye splice?
The plural of eye splice is eye splices.

Words near eye splice in the dictionary

  1. eye shadow
  2. eye shadows
  3. eye sight
  4. eye socket
  5. eye sockets
  6. eye splice
  7. eye splices
  8. eye stalk
  9. eye teeth
  10. eye test
  11. eye tests

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