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Definition
to tie so as to limit the boundaries of movement; or the rope or other material used to do the tying
- 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. 4.1
- The rafts slid on the current, their tethers snaking behind them.p. 149.4
tethers = rope ties
tethers = ropes
There are no more uses of "tether" in Unbroken by Hillenbrand.
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