Bow line

A mooring line led from the bow of the vessel to the dock or pontoon.

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To make fast — attaching a sail to a spar or stay, or tying a line to a sail.

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Bow

The forward end of the vessel.

Bearing

The angular direction of one object from another, expressed in compass degrees.

Bight

Any loop or curve formed in a rope between its two ends.

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