Meanings
nounsheet bend (plural sheet bends)
plural sheet bends
- A type of knot that can be used to join two ropes of different diameters.
Synonyms: becket bend, weaver's knot, weaver's hitch
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of knot that can be used to join two ropes of different diameters.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye)
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Danish enkelt flagknob
- enkelt flagknobknot
Finnish jalussolmu
- jalussolmuknot
French nœud d'écoute, nœud de tisserand
- nœud d'écouteknot
- nœud de tisserandknot
German Schotstek
- Schotstekknot
Hebrew רֶכֶס מֵיתָר
- רֶכֶס מֵיתָר (rekhes meytar)knot
Spanish vuelta de escota
- vuelta de escotaknot
Swedish skotstek
- skotstekknot
Turkish sancak bağı
- sancak bağıknot
Cite this entry
APA
sheet bend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheet%20bend
MLA
“sheet bend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheet%20bend. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sheet bend,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheet%20bend.
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