gasket coil

7.7

A neat way to coil rope so it does not tangle

noun

Jargon

: bobina de cuerda

It's important to practice making a gasket coil so the rope won't snag when deployed.

Examples

He showed the new sailors how a gasket coil keeps the deck tidy and safe.
The sailor used a gasket coil to neatly store the rope.
After washing the lines, she made a neat gasket coil to store them for the season.
Many gasket coils are made of durable materials.
After washing the lines, she made a neat gasket coil to store them for the season.
He showed the new sailors how a gasket coil keeps the deck tidy and safe.
It's important to practice making a gasket coil so the rope won't snag when deployed.

Synonyms

buntline coil

vsgasket coil

Specialized

9.9

A neat way of coiling rope so it does not tangle, often on ships

is mainly a simple sea practice to prevent rope tangling rather than storage

Surface Forms

gasket coil singular

gasket coils plural

Morphology

gasket + coil

Although 'coil' (a roll or series of loops) is transparent, 'gasket' here is a rare/technical nautical term (or not found in the supplied dictionary) and does not have an obvious meaning to a B1 learner. The specific sense 'a method of coiling rope' is specialised jargon and cannot be reliably derived from the literal constituents, so the phrase is opaque to typical learners.

Etymology

Gasket coil comes from sailors making a flat coil of rope called a gasket, where the rope is wrapped neatly so it will not tangle. That's why the term now means 'a simple method of coiling rope to prevent tangling'.