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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(nautical) A short piece of rope, arranged as a grommet around a metal ring, used to attach tackle to a sail etc..
"Lower till that rope-loop […] till the cringle was down on the boom. Then I'd tie her up the way you said, and then I'd hoist up the peak and throat halyards again."
Use cringle when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cringle means (nautical) A short piece of rope, arranged as a grommet around a metal ring, used to attach tackle to a sail etc..
Common synonyms include loop, eyelet, grommet.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"Lower till that rope-loop […] till the cringle was down on the boom. Then I'd tie her up the way you said, and then I'd hoist up the peak and throat halyards again."
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