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A rope passed once around an object.
Also known as: Single turn rope, Rope pass
In knot terminology a turn is a single pass of the rope around an object or another rope, without the rope crossing itself.
Adds friction rather than security, which is why a hitch that begins with turns is holding partly by friction before any knot is made.
Contexts: History
The drawn rope line curving once around a post or spar, entering on one side and leaving on the other.