All 3 Uses
tether
in
Unbroken, by Hillenbrand
(Edited)
- On a separate raft, tethered to the first, lay another crewman, a gash zigzagging across his forehead.
p. xvii.3 *tethered = tied
- The journey had begun on August 7, when the Zeppelin had slipped its tethers in Lakehurst, New Jersey, lifted up with a long, slow sigh, and headed for Manhattan.
p. 4.1tethers = rope ties
- The rafts slid on the current, their tethers snaking behind them.
p. 149.4tethers = ropes
Definitions:
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(1)
(tether) to tie so as to limit the boundaries of movement; or the rope or other material used to do the tying
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)