long rope

  • 21rope — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rāp; akin to Old High German reif hoop Date: before 12th century 1. a. a large stout cord of strands of fibers or wire twisted or braided together b. a long slender strip of material used as… …

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  • 22rope walk — noun 1. or rope yard : a long path devoted to the manufacture of rope down which the worker carries and lays the strands 2. : a long narrow building containing a rope walk …

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  • 23Rope Skipping — Seilspringen um 1800 Seilspringen ist eine Sportart, bei der ein Seil verwendet wird, durch das der Seilspringer kunstvoll oder möglichst schnell hindurchspringt. Einst als Kinderspiel bekannt, hat sich Seilspringen mittlerweile zu einer… …

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  • 24long slip — Slip Slip, n. [AS. slipe, slip.] 1. The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice. [1913 Webster] 2. An unintentional error or fault; a false step. [1913 Webster] This good man s slip mended his pace to martyrdom. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 3. A twig… …

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  • 25Rope — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Rope », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Rope peut désigner : le titre anglais du… …

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  • 26long splice — noun : a splice without an appreciable increase of circumference that is used when the rope must run over a sheave or through a hole * * * a splice for forming a united rope narrow enough to pass through a block, made by unlaying the ends of two… …

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  • 27Long take — A long take is an uninterrupted shot in a film which lasts much longer than the conventional editing pace either of the film itself or of films in general, usually lasting several minutes. It can be used for dramatic and narrative effect if done… …

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  • 28long splice — a splice for forming a united rope narrow enough to pass through a block, made by unlaying the ends of two ropes for a considerable distance, overlapping the strands so as to make pairs of one strand from each rope, unlaying one of each pair,… …

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  • 29rope ladder — /ˈroʊp lædə/ (say rohp laduh) noun a ladder made of two long pieces of strong rope connected at regular intervals by short pieces of rope, wood, metal, etc …

  • 30rope yard — noun workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made • Syn: ↑ropewalk • Hypernyms: ↑workplace, ↑work * * * noun see rope walk 1 …

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