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Some experts distinguish between knots, hitches, and bends. For this program we decided we really don't care. If you are trying to learn what we have presented here then, like us, you're probably perfectly happy to call them all knots anyway. However, for the purist, a knot is a hitch when you make a rope fast to another object (hence a "hitching post") and a knot is a bend when you join two ropes together.
Similarly, there are many names for rope, some of which, particularly in boating, depend on their use: line, hawser, sheet, halyard, outhaul, topping lift, painter, bow line, spring line, anchor rode, guy, etc. Quite often, the one word that won't be used on a boat is "rope".
If you spend much time on boats you will learn these useful names and use them. Until then call it rope and learn to handle it. Become familiar with the essential knots.
Disclaimer: Activities involving ropes are potentially hazardous. Lives may be at risk - possibly your own. Considerable attention and effort have been made to ensure that these descriptions are accurate. However, many critical factors cannot be controlled, including: the choice of materials; the age, size, and condition of ropes; and the accuracy with which these descriptions have been followed. For this reason no responsibility is accepted for incidents arising from the use of this material.
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