Becket Bend (Noun)
Meaning
A hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye).
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The becket bend hitch can be used to attach a rope to an eye in an emergency situation where no other options are available.
- When another rope must be attached in the middle of the standing part of a long rope, the becket bend is a convenient solution.
- A becket bend was quickly tied to secure the life ring to a rescue rope.
- The use of a becket bend hitch makes it easy to join two ropes together for temporary use.
- A sailor used becket bend to temporarily attach a secondary rope near the middle of the primary rope on his sailboat.