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2. Taut-line hitch - Wikipedia

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   Adjusting the guy-lines of a tent is a common use for the taut-line hitch. Once snug and set, the hitch can be adjusted as needed. To tighten the line with respect to a load attached to the standing part, the user can grasp the standing part with one hand inside of the loop and pull toward the anchor object.

3. List of knots - Wikipedia

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   Granny knot – secures a rope or line around an object; Grief knot – (what knot) combines features of granny knot and thief knot; Gripping sailor's hitch – used to tie one rope to another, or a rope to a pole, when the pull is lengthwise along the object; Ground-line hitch – attaches a rope to an object

4. Rolling hitch - Wikipedia

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   The rolling hitch is a knot (see also Magnus hitch) used to attach a rope to a rod, pole, or another rope. A simple friction hitch, it is used for lengthwise pull along an object rather than at right angles. The rolling hitch is designed to resist lengthwise movement for only a single direction of pull.

5. Hitch (knot) - Wikipedia

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   A kind of hitch, which is a knot used for attaching rope to a pole or other structure. Pipe hitch: A hitch-type knot used to secure smooth cylindrical objects. Prusik knot: A friction hitch or knot used to put a loop of cord around a rope, applied in climbing, canyoneering, mountaineering, caving, rope rescue, and by arborists. Reverse half hitches

6. List of knot terminology - Wikipedia

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   A lashing is an arrangement of rope used to secure two or more items together in a rigid manner. Common uses include the joining of scaffolding poles and the securing of sailing masts . [ 14 ] [ 15 ] The square lashing , diagonal lashing , and shear lashing are well-known lashings used to bind poles perpendicularly, diagonally, and in parallel ...

7. Guy-wire - Wikipedia

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   A guy-wire, guy-line, guy-rope, down guy, or stay, also called simply a guy, is a tensioned cable designed to add stability to a freestanding structure. They are used commonly for ship masts, radio masts, wind turbines, utility poles, and tents. A thin vertical mast supported by guy wires is called a guyed mast.