figure eight

Noun figure eight has 2 senses

• figure eight(n = noun.artifact) figure of eight - a knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose; Array
is a kind of knot

• figure eight(n = noun.act) Array - a skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice; Array
is a kind of figure