WordNet
flat knot
n. a square knot used in a reef line [syn: reef knot]
Usage examples of "flat knot".
Locating the wayward sleeve, she pulled it taut, tying the ends in a flat knot.
Her fingers not quite so nimble as before, she brought the roll of bandaging around to the front for the last time, tore the end in half lengthwise to form two strips and tied a flat knot.