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friction hitch

friction hitch noun: a category of knot tied around another rope, which allows the hitch to be moved up and down the other rope, but which remains stationary when a load is placed on it.

Noun

friction hitch (plural friction hitches)

  1. A category of knot tied around another rope, which allows the hitch to be moved up and down the other rope, but which remains stationary when a load is placed on it.

Forms of friction hitch

pluralfriction hitches

Questions about friction hitch

What does friction hitch mean?
Friction hitch means a category of knot tied around another rope, which allows the hitch to be moved up and down the other rope, but which remains stationary when a load is placed on it.
What part of speech is friction hitch?
Friction hitch is a noun.
What is the plural of friction hitch?
The plural of friction hitch is friction hitches.

Words near friction hitch in the dictionary

  1. friction burns
  2. friction clutch
  3. friction clutches
  4. friction drum
  5. friction drums
  6. friction hitch
  7. friction hitches
  8. friction match
  9. friction matches
  10. friction pile
  11. friction piles

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