carrick bend

noun

A strong bend knot commonly used to join two lines, ropes, and hawsers when required. A reliable safe knot if tied correctly, but unsafe if tied incorrectly, which is easily done. It is a basic knot which forms part of many other knots, hitches, bends, etc.

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Meanings

nouncarrick bend (plural carrick bends)

plural carrick bends

  1. nauticalA strong bend knot commonly used to join two lines, ropes, and hawsers when required. A reliable safe knot if tied correctly, but unsafe if tied incorrectly, which is easily done. It is a basic knot which forms part of many other knots, hitches, bends, etc.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carrick bend,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carrick%20bend.

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