clove hitch

noun

a bend formed by two half hitches in the same direction, used to make a line fast to a spar or to a larger rope; it will not slip

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Meanings

nounclove hitch (plural clove hitches)

plural clove hitches

  1. nauticala bend formed by two half hitches in the same direction, used to make a line fast to a spar or to a larger rope; it will not slip

Translations

Catalan ballestrinca, nus de pardal
  • ballestrincatype of knot
  • nus de pardaltype of knot
Danish dobbelt halvstik
  • dobbelt halvstiktype of knot
Dutch mastworp
  • mastworptype of knot
Finnish siansorkka
  • siansorkkatype of knot
French nœud de cabestan, nœud de batelier
  • nœud de cabestantype of knot
  • nœud de bateliertype of knot
German Mastwurf
  • Mastwurftype of knot
Māori tapuaka, heretaniwha
  • tapuakatype of knot
  • heretaniwhatype of knot
Polish wyblinka
  • wyblinkatype of knot
Spanish ballestrinque
  • ballestrinquetype of knot
Swedish dubbelt halvslag
  • dubbelt halvslagtype of knot
Turkish kazık bağı
  • kazık bağıtype of knot
Cite this entry
APA

clove hitch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clove%20hitch

MLA

“clove hitch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clove%20hitch. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clove hitch,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clove%20hitch.

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