figure eight

noun

1. a figure or form composed of two loops formed by a continuous line crossing itself, as in the figure 8, especially as traced on ice in figure skating.

noun

1. figure eight.
2. a knot resembling the figure 8.

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. 1. a knot in the shape of a figure 8 made to prevent the unreeving of a rope
   2. a climber’s knot in the shape of a figure 8 made with a doubled rope to provide a secure loop
   3. an angler’s knot sometimes used to attach a fly to a leader or dropper