Meanings
nounbecket bend (plural becket bends)
plural becket bends
- Synonym of sheet bend, especially when hitching to a becket.
Synonyms: sheet bend
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of sheet bend, especially when hitching to a becket.
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nouna hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye)
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becket bend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/becket%20bend
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“becket bend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/becket%20bend. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “becket bend,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/becket%20bend.
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