reef knot

noun

Definition of reef knot

: a square knot used in reefing a sail

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The logo for the G20 summit hosted in Hamburg was a reef knot—a fastening the purpose of which is to pull together a loose bundle, and which gets tighter the more its loose ends are pulled. — The Economist, "Europe’s grown-upHow Angela Merkel is changing, and not changing, Germany," 9 Sep. 2017

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reef knot

Definition of reef knot

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