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towrope
(redirected from towline)

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towrope [′tō‚rōp]
(naval architecture)
A hawser of either fiber or wire used for towing a vessel.


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began in 1955 with Paul Zimmer's development of an irrigation towline for rough terrain.
In August 1777, Bushnell attached a waterproof mine to a long towline, buoyed by chunks of wood.
A bowline is needed for holding onto the kayak in bad conditions, as is a towline, and for attaching bottom and sea anchors.
 
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