reef knot

noun

A knot used to securely tie two pieces of rope together, or to reef sails.

Similar
square knotflat knot
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Meanings

nounreef knot (plural reef knots)

plural reef knots

  1. A knot used to securely tie two pieces of rope together, or to reef sails.

    Synonyms: square knot

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA knot used to securely tie two pieces of rope together, or to reef sails.

Similar
square knot

More synonyms by meaning

nouna square knot used in a reef line

Similar
flat knot
Broader
square knot
Also see
square knot

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian рифов възел
  • рифов възел (rifov văzel)type of knot
Catalan nus pla
  • nus platype of knot
Chinese Mandarin 平結 /平结
  • 平結 /平结 (píngjié)type of knot
Czech ambulanční uzel, ambulanční spojka
  • ambulanční uzeltype of knot
  • ambulanční spojkatype of knot
  • plochá spojkatype of knot
  • ambuláktype of knot
Danish råbåndsknob
  • råbåndsknobtype of knot
Dutch platte knoop
  • platte knooptype of knot
Finnish merimiessolmu, reivisolmu
  • merimiessolmutype of knot
  • reivisolmutype of knot
French nœud plat
  • nœud plattype of knot
German Kreuzknoten
  • Kreuzknotentype of knot
Hebrew ַקֶשֶׁר שָׁטוּח
  • ַקֶשֶׁר שָׁטוּח (kesher shatuakh)type of knot
Irish snaidhm chúrsála
  • snaidhm chúrsálatype of knot
Japanese 本結び
  • 本結び (honmusubi)type of knot
Russian прямо́й у́зел
  • прямо́й у́зел (prjamój úzel)type of knot
Swedish råbandsknop
  • råbandsknoptype of knot
Cite this entry
APA

reef knot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reef%20knot

MLA

“reef knot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reef%20knot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reef knot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reef%20knot.

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