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heaving line bend

heaving line bend noun: a type of bend knot used to join the ends of two lines or ropes of unequal thickness.

Noun

heaving line bend (plural heaving line bends)

  1. A type of bend knot used to join the ends of two lines or ropes of unequal thickness.

Forms of heaving line bend

pluralheaving line bends

Questions about heaving line bend

What does heaving line bend mean?
Heaving line bend means a type of bend knot used to join the ends of two lines or ropes of unequal thickness.
What part of speech is heaving line bend?
Heaving line bend is a noun.
What is the plural of heaving line bend?
The plural of heaving line bend is heaving line bends.

Words near heaving line bend in the dictionary

  1. heaving
  2. heaving in sight
  3. heaving in view
  4. heaving into sight
  5. heaving into view
  6. heaving line bend
  7. heaving line bends
  8. heaving the log
  9. heaving to
  10. heavingly
  11. heavings

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