Collier's New Encyclopedia

A complete general encyclopedia of 1921 — the world as it was understood just after the Great War, from Aachen to Zwingli, across twelve volumes and six thousand pages.

HomeR › Reef Knot

Reef Knot

in nautical language, a knot formed by passing the ends of the two parts of one rope through the loop formed by another w'ose two ends are similarly passed through a loop on the first; the two parts of one rope are passed above, and of the other below the loop through which they are inserted.

A longitudinal pull tightens the knot, which can only be untied by pushing the loops in opposite directions.

← Reed MaceReel →