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nœud de cabestan

French, noun/nø d(ə) ka.bɛs.tɑ̃/

nœud de cabestan is a French masculine noun meaning “clove hitch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Nœud formé de deux demi-clefs serrées autours d’un objet”.

What does nœud de cabestan mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineclove hitch

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Nœud formé de deux demi-clefs serrées autours d’un objet.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of nœud de cabestan

  • nœuds de cabestan plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce nœud de cabestan?

  • /nø d(ə) ka.bɛs.tɑ̃/
  • \nø də ka.bɛs.tɑ̃\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.