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Ojo, asa o lazo que se forma con un cabo al objeto de engancharlo en algún lugar…An eye, handle or loop made with a rope in order to hook it somewhere…

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Correct answer: c) Eye (gaza).

Why it is correct

The gaza is the eye or loop made in a rope.

Why the others are not

  • a) The chicote is the end of the rope.
  • b) The bight is the curve between the ends.
  • d) A painter is the line that ties up a dinghy.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Chicote, end. Seno, curve. Gaza, eye.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Knots and lines

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