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Como se denomina el “extremo, remate o punta de cuerda, o pedazo pequeño separado de ella”What is the name of the “end, tip or point of a rope, or a small piece separated from it”?

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Correct answer: b) Rope end (chicote)

Why it is correct

The chicote is the end of a rope.

Why the others are not

  • a) The bight is the curved part between the ends.
  • c) An eye is a loop.
  • 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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