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taut-line hitches

taut-line hitches is the plural of taut-line hitch.

Meaning of taut-line hitch

Noun

taut-line hitch (plural taut-line hitches)

  1. An adjustable loop knot for use on lines under tension, made by tying a rolling hitch around the standing part after passing around an anchor object.

Questions about taut-line hitches

What is taut-line hitches the plural of?
Taut-line hitches is the plural of taut-line hitch.

Words near taut-line hitches in the dictionary

  1. taut
  2. taut hand
  3. taut hands
  4. taut-
  5. taut-line hitch
  6. taut-line hitches
  7. tautaug
  8. tautaugs
  9. tauted
  10. tautegorical
  11. tauten

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