figure of eight
noun
1.
figure eight
.
2.
a knot resembling the figure 8.
Origin
1595-1605
Examples from the web for
figure of eight
By dancing in a
figure of eight
and waggling their abdomens, bees tell their hive-mates about the location of new resources.
British Dictionary definitions for
figure of eight
figure of eight
noun
1.
an outline of the number 8 traced on ice by a skater
2.
a flight manoeuvre by an aircraft outlining a figure 8
3.
a knot in the shape of a figure 8 made to prevent the unreeving of a rope
a climber's knot in the shape of a figure 8 made with a doubled rope to provide a secure loop
an angler's knot sometimes used to attach a fly to a leader or dropper