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11long splice — long′ splice′ n. naut. navig. tex a splice for forming a united rope narrow enough to pass through a block • Etymology: 1880–85 …
12Rope — This article is about non metallic ropes. For other uses, see Rope (disambiguation). Coils of rope used for long line fishing A rope is a length of fibres, twisted or braided together to improve strength for pulling and connecting. It has tensile …
13rope — roper, n. ropelike, adj. /rohp/, n., v., roped, roping. n. 1. a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material. 2. a lasso. 3. ropes, a. the cords used to… …
14Rope splicing — A line eye spliced to a snap shackle. Rope splicing in ropework is the forming of a semi permanent joint between two ropes or two parts of the same rope by partly untwisting and then interweaving their strands. Splices can be used to form a… …
15rope — n. & v. n. 1 a stout cord made by twisting together strands of hemp, sisal, flax, cotton, nylon, wire, or similar material. b a piece of this. c US a lasso. 2 (foll. by of) a quantity of onions, ova, or pearls strung together. 3 (in pl., prec. by …
16Rope (film) — Infobox Film name = Rope size = caption= Original Theatrical Poster director = Alfred Hitchcock writer = Play: Patrick Hamilton Adaptation: Hume Cronyn Screenplay: Arthur Laurents Uncredited: Ben Hecht starring = James Stewart John Dall Farley… …
17rope — I UK [rəʊp] / US [roʊp] noun Word forms rope : singular rope plural ropes ** 1) [countable/uncountable] a type of very thick string that can be used for tying or pulling things One of the men tied a rope to a tree. 2) [countable] a lot of small… …
18Rope lock — A rope lock is a device used in a counterweight fly system to keep a rope from moving. It consists of two steel claws which are pushed against each other to keep friction against the rope. A long steel handle (usually covered in a red rubber… …
19Rope (computer science) — This article is about the data structure. For other uses, see Rope (disambiguation). In computer programming, a rope is a heavyweight string, involving the use of a concatenation tree representation. The concept was introduced in a paper called… …
20rope — I. /roʊp / (say rohp) noun 1. a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material. 2. (plural) the cords used to enclose a boxing ring or other space. 3. a… …
