{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/knots-and-rope-terms",
 "id": "knots-and-rope-terms",
 "title": "Knots and Rope Terms",
 "category": "health-life",
 "subject": "Outdoor Skills",
 "levels": [
  "3-5",
  "6-8",
  "9-12",
  "adult"
 ],
 "description": "Useful knots, what they do, and the words for parts of a rope.",
 "tags": [
  "knots",
  "rope",
  "scouting",
  "camping"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Knot or term",
 "backLabel": "Use",
 "cards": [
  [
   "Overhand knot",
   "The simplest knot; a stopper at the end of a rope"
  ],
  [
   "Figure-eight knot",
   "A stopper knot that is easy to untie; used in climbing"
  ],
  [
   "Square knot (reef knot)",
   "Joins two ropes of equal thickness; right over left, then left over right"
  ],
  [
   "Granny knot",
   "A weaker, wrong version of a square knot that can slip"
  ],
  [
   "Bowline",
   "Makes a fixed loop that will not slip; the king of knots"
  ],
  [
   "Clove hitch",
   "Quickly ties a rope around a post or pole"
  ],
  [
   "Two half hitches",
   "Secures a rope to a ring, post or tree"
  ],
  [
   "Taut-line hitch",
   "An adjustable loop for tent guy lines"
  ],
  [
   "Sheet bend",
   "Joins two ropes of different thickness"
  ],
  [
   "Sheepshank",
   "Shortens a rope without cutting it"
  ],
  [
   "Slip knot",
   "A knot that tightens when you pull the working end"
  ],
  [
   "Fisherman's knot",
   "Joins two ropes or fishing lines"
  ],
  [
   "Trucker's hitch",
   "Pulls a rope tight to secure a load"
  ],
  [
   "Prusik knot",
   "A friction knot for climbing ropes"
  ],
  [
   "Square lashing",
   "Ties poles together at right angles"
  ],
  [
   "Diagonal lashing",
   "Ties poles that cross at an angle"
  ],
  [
   "Shear lashing",
   "Ties two poles side by side to form a bipod"
  ],
  [
   "Cow hitch",
   "A simple hitch for attaching a rope to an object"
  ],
  [
   "Munter hitch",
   "A friction hitch used to belay climbers"
  ],
  [
   "Alpine butterfly",
   "Makes a loop in the middle of a rope"
  ],
  [
   "Rolling hitch",
   "Holds on a pole to pull along it"
  ],
  [
   "Becket bend",
   "Another name for the sheet bend"
  ],
  [
   "Whipping",
   "Wrapping thread around a rope end to stop it fraying"
  ],
  [
   "Working end",
   "The end of the rope you tie the knot with"
  ],
  [
   "Standing part",
   "The long unused part of the rope"
  ],
  [
   "Bight",
   "A U-shaped curve in a rope"
  ],
  [
   "Loop",
   "A circle made by crossing rope"
  ],
  [
   "Turn",
   "One wrap of rope around an object"
  ],
  [
   "Round turn",
   "A complete wrap around an object"
  ],
  [
   "Hitch",
   "A knot tied around an object"
  ],
  [
   "Bend",
   "A knot that joins two ropes"
  ],
  [
   "Splice",
   "Joining ropes by weaving strands together"
  ],
  [
   "Coil",
   "To arrange rope in loops for storage"
  ],
  [
   "Fraying",
   "Rope ends coming undone"
  ],
  [
   "Natural fiber rope",
   "Rope from cotton, hemp or manila"
  ],
  [
   "Synthetic rope",
   "Rope made of nylon, polyester or polypropylene"
  ],
  [
   "Paracord",
   "Strong lightweight nylon cord used in camping and survival"
  ],
  [
   "Static rope",
   "Rope that barely stretches"
  ],
  [
   "Dynamic rope",
   "Climbing rope that stretches to absorb a fall"
  ],
  [
   "Knot strength",
   "Every knot makes the rope weaker where it bends"
  ],
  [
   "Dress the knot",
   "Neaten and tighten it properly"
  ],
  [
   "Test the knot",
   "Pull on it to check it holds"
  ],
  [
   "Knot for tying shoes",
   "A bow, a reef knot with loops"
  ],
  [
   "Why learn knots?",
   "For camping, boating, climbing, fishing and everyday tasks"
  ],
  [
   "Rock climbing knot to the harness",
   "Figure-eight follow-through"
  ],
  [
   "Knot to tie a boat to a dock",
   "Cleat hitch"
  ],
  [
   "Cleat hitch",
   "Ties a boat line to a cleat"
  ],
  [
   "Anchor bend",
   "Ties a rope to an anchor"
  ],
  [
   "Rope safety",
   "Never use frayed ropes to hold weight"
  ],
  [
   "Scouting knot motto",
   "Practice until you can tie it without looking"
  ],
  [
   "Knot for a tent corner",
   "Taut-line hitch or bowline"
  ],
  [
   "Knot to tie a hammock",
   "Two half hitches or a bowline"
  ],
  [
   "Knot to hang a tarp",
   "Clove hitch or trucker's hitch"
  ],
  [
   "Knot used by sailors to make a loop",
   "Bowline"
  ],
  [
   "Rope length unit at sea",
   "Fathom, equal to six feet"
  ],
  [
   "Cord vs rope",
   "Cord is thinner than rope"
  ],
  [
   "Twine",
   "Thin string of twisted fibers"
  ],
  [
   "Lanyard",
   "A cord worn around the neck or wrist"
  ],
  [
   "Braid",
   "Weaving three or more strands together"
  ],
  [
   "Knot to secure a canoe on a car roof",
   "Trucker's hitch with two half hitches"
  ],
  [
   "Overhand on a bight",
   "Makes a quick loop at the end"
  ],
  [
   "Constrictor knot",
   "A tight binding knot that is hard to remove"
  ],
  [
   "Lark's head",
   "Another name for the cow hitch"
  ]
 ]
}