reef knot

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [reef not]
- /rif nɒt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [reef not]
- /rif nɒt/

Definitions of reef knot words

noun reef knot a square knot used in reefing sails. 1
noun reef knot a knot consisting of two overhand knots turned opposite ways 0
noun reef knot a square knot used for reefing sails 0

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Origin of reef knot

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

First recorded in 1835-45

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Parts of speech for Reef knot

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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reef knot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for reef knot

noun reef knot

knot — either of two large sandpipers, Calidris canutus or C. tenuirostris, that breed in the Arctic and winter in the Southern Hemisphere.

Just one Synonym for reef knot