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Noun
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1. nautical A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle
2. nautical A loop of rope with a knot at one end to catch in an eye at the other end<ref name="FM5501">US FM 55-501 MARINE CREWMAN’S HANDBOOK; 1 December 1999</ref>. Used to secure oars etc. at their place.
3. nautical The clevis of a pulley block.
4. An eye in the end of a rope.

Translations

Finnish: silmukka, lenkki, silmä

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