A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle
A loop of rope with a knot at one end to catch in an eye at the other end. Used to secure oars etc. at their place.
A spade for digging turf in the Fens.
A method of joining fabric, for example the doors of a tent, by interlacing loops of cord (beckets) through eyelet holes and adjacent loops.
An eye in the end of a rope.
The clevis of a pulley block.
A pocket in clothing.
A loop of thread, typically braided, attached at each end to a jacket. Used to pass through the brooch bar of medals to affix them to the jacket without damaging it.
A helix.
A section of track that forms a circle and crosses over itself, used for gaining height in mountainous territory.
A self-sustaining process with a lot of momentum involved, so it is difficult to accelerate or stop it at once.
A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
Helical, like a spiral.
To increase continually.
To cause something to spiral.
To move along the path of a spiral or helix.