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  • 31long pennant — Pennant Pen nant, n. [OE. penon, penoun, pynoun, OF. penon, F. pennon, fr. L. penna feather. See {Pen} a feather, and cf. {Pennon}, {Pinion}.] (Naut.) (a) A small flag; a pennon. The {narrow pennant}, or {long pennant} (called also whip or coach… …

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  • 32long-jawed — adjective having relatively long jaws • Similar to: ↑jawed * * * ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : having a long jaw 2. of rope : having lost most of its twist …

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  • 33rope — An element of chaff consisting of a long roll of metallic foil or wire which is designed for broad, low frequency responses. See also chaff …

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  • 34rope ladder — noun two long ropes connected by short crosspieces, used as a ladder …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 35rope-walk — noun historical a long piece of ground where ropes are made …

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  • 36rope ladder — noun (C) a ladder made of two long ropes connected by wooden pieces that you stand on …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 37long take — (or lengthy take)   a shot of lengthy duration; see also mise en scene   Example: Hitchcock s Rope (1948), composed of a series of continuous, 8 minute takes; or the opening of Robert Altman s The Player (1992) …

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  • 38jump rope — 1. Also, jump roping. a children s game or an exercise for children and adults in which a rope is swung over and under the standing jumper, who must leap over it each time it reaches the feet. 2. the rope used. 3. to play this game or do this… …

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  • 39guide rope — noun a rope used to guide the movement of the load of a crane • Hypernyms: ↑rope * * * noun : a rope hung from a balloon or dirigible so as to trail along the ground for about half its length and used especially to preserve altitude by variation… …

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  • 40Jump rope — A jump rope, skipping rope, or skip rope is the primary tool used in the game of skipping played by children and many young adults, where one or more participants jump over a rope swung so that it passes under their feet and over their heads.… …

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