v. 1 join, unite, marry, bind, conjoin; knit, entwine, intertwine, braid, plait, twist, interlace After the two rope ends are spliced together, they should be seized with marline
n. 2 joining, union, splicing, joint, connection or Brit connexion, tie, bond, binding, fastening, linking, linkage A proper splice will probably be stronger than the single cable