An adjustable loop knot for use on lines under tension, made by tying a rolling hitch around the standing part after passing around an anchor object.

plural of taut-line hitch

(uncountable) Redundant use of words, a pleonasm, an unnecessary and tedious repetition. / (countable) An expression that features tautology.

tautological

Of, relating to, or using tautology. / Using repetition or excessive wordiness; pleonastic or circumlocutionary.

Pertaining to a tautology; tautological.

(chemistry) Any of the multiple forms of a tautomeric compound.

In a tautological manner.

In a taut manner, tightly, tensely.

(rhetoric) Tautology.