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Marlinspike in a sentence

Marlinspike meaning

A tool, consisting of a pointed metal spike, used to manipulate the strands of rope or cable when knotting and splicing.

Synonyms of Marlinspike

marlinespike marlingspike hand tool

Related words

Other words often associated with Marlinspike or its synonyms:

tool

Using Marlinspike

  • The main meaning on this page is: A tool, consisting of a pointed metal spike, used to manipulate the strands of rope or cable when knotting and splicing.
  • Useful related words include: marlinespike, marlingspike, hand tool.
  • In the example corpus, marlinspike often appears in combinations such as: marlinspike hall.

Context around Marlinspike

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

cypherpunks 1× mansion 1×

Often after:

hall 2× included 1×

Sentence patterns with Marlinspike

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

but later marlinspike hall 1× expert in marlinspike and other 1× luxurious mansion marlinspike hall le 1× of cypherpunks marlinspike included came 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

because a small 1× hergé mingles real 1×

Common sentence endings:

and other knots 1× calls absolutely right 1× later marlinspike hall 1× the original french 1×

Words around Marlinspike

Just before it in the word index:

marlins 269 marling 14 marlinespike 2 marline 3 marlina 2 marlin 99

Just after it in the word index:

marlinton 12 marlion 3 marlo 23 marloes 3 marlon 191 marlor 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Marlinspike

  • In this selection, "marlinspike" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, cypherpunks, mansion, hall and included stand out and add context to how "marlinspike" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include but later marlinspike hall and expert in marlinspike and other. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "marlinspike" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with marlinspike

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

And he was an expert in marlinspike and other knots. (10 words)

After he and Tintin find Red Rackham's treasure, Captain Haddock lives in the luxurious mansion Marlinspike Hall (Le château de Moulinsart in the original French). (26 words)

Hergé mingles real and fictional lands into his stories, along with a base in Belgium from where Tintin sets off—originally 26 Labrador Road, but later Marlinspike Hall. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

Because a small fringe of cypherpunks, Marlinspike included, came to see cryptography as a way to remedy the imbalance of power between the individual and the state, Signal focused on getting end-to-end encryption on messages and calls absolutely right. (41 words)

Hergé mingles real and fictional lands into his stories, along with a base in Belgium from where Tintin sets off—originally 26 Labrador Road, but later Marlinspike Hall. (28 words)

After he and Tintin find Red Rackham's treasure, Captain Haddock lives in the luxurious mansion Marlinspike Hall (Le château de Moulinsart in the original French). (26 words)

Example sentences (4)

Because a small fringe of cypherpunks, Marlinspike included, came to see cryptography as a way to remedy the imbalance of power between the individual and the state, Signal focused on getting end-to-end encryption on messages and calls absolutely right.

And he was an expert in marlinspike and other knots.

After he and Tintin find Red Rackham's treasure, Captain Haddock lives in the luxurious mansion Marlinspike Hall (Le château de Moulinsart in the original French).

Hergé mingles real and fictional lands into his stories, along with a base in Belgium from where Tintin sets off—originally 26 Labrador Road, but later Marlinspike Hall.

Common combinations with marlinspike

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "marlinspike" in a sentence?
An example: "Because a small fringe of cypherpunks, Marlinspike included, came to see cryptography as a way to remedy the imbalance of power between the individual and the state, Signal focused on getting end-to-end encryption on messages and calls absolutely right." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "marlinspike" from authentic English texts.
What does "marlinspike" mean?
Marlinspike means: A tool, consisting of a pointed metal spike, used to manipulate the strands of rope or cable when knotting and splicing.
What are synonyms of "marlinspike"?
Common synonyms of "marlinspike" include: marlinespike, marlingspike, hand tool.
How many example sentences with "marlinspike" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "marlinspike", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.