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2. Cleat (nautical) - Wikipedia

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   A cleat hitch is a knot used to secure a rope to a cleat. A line tied with a cleat hitch to a horn cleat [ 1 ] on a dock. The line comes from a boat off the top of the picture, around the right horn, around the left horn, across the cleat from top left to bottom right, around the right horn, and then hitches around the left horn.

3. Cleat hitch - Wikipedia

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   Cleat hitch, cleat knot, cleat tie: Category: Hitch: Origin: Nautical: Releasing: Non-jamming [1] ABoK #1615: Instructions: The cleat hitch is a knot for securely ...

4. Tensionless hitch - Wikipedia

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   Tensionless Hitch, high-strength tie-off, No-Knot: Category: Hitch: Efficiency: 100%: Related: Round turn and two half-hitches, Pipe hitch, Klemheist knot, Tugboat hitch: Releasing: Non-jamming: Typical use: anchor knot: Caveat: The anchor diameter should be at least 8X the rope diameter. [1] Also, the hitch will not stay in place without a ...

5. Flag of Toronto - Wikipedia

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   The city flag of Toronto, also known as the Toronto flag, [1] was adopted by Toronto City Council and was designed by Renato De Santis and includes a white outline of Toronto City Hall on a blue field, and a red maple leaf at the base of the towers.

6. Halyard - Wikipedia

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   Sailors hauling a halyard. In sailing, a halyard or halliard is a line that is used to hoist a ladder, sail, flag or yard.The term "halyard" derives from the Middle English halier ("rope to haul with"), with the last syllable altered by association with the English unit of measure "yard". [1]

7. List of Canadian flags - Wikipedia

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   The national flag of Canada (at left) being flown with the flags of the 10 Canadian provinces and 3 territories. The Department of Canadian Heritage lays out protocol guidelines for the display of flags, including an order of precedence; these instructions are only conventional, however, and are generally intended to show respect for what are considered important symbols of the state or ...

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9. Breeches buoy - Wikipedia

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   The device resembles a round emergency personal flotation device with a leg harness attached. It is similar to a zip line . The breeches buoy may be deployed from shore to ship, ship to ship, or ship to shore using a Manby mortar , rocket , kite system, [ 1 ] or a Lyle gun , and allows evacuation of one person at a time.