Definition: A common knot used in many circumstances on sailboats, such as to tie a loop of line around a piling, stanchion, or any other fixed structure.
在帆船上使用场景广泛的一种绳结,如用于将一股绳索围绕套在木桩,支柱,或任何其他固定结构上。
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I thought of this line after New York passed its marriage-equality law in June. Since then, gay men and lesbians have been lining up from Fire Island to Niagara Falls in order to tie the knot.