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  • 1rope-walk — ropeˈ walk noun A long narrow shed or alley for twisting strands into rope • • • Main Entry: ↑rope …

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  • 2rope|walk|er — «ROHP W kuhr», noun. 1. a person who walks on a rope stretched high above the floor or ground. 2. = ropedancer. (Cf. ↑ropedancer) …

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  • 3rope|walk — «ROHP WK», noun. a place where ropes are made. A ropewalk is usually a long, low shed …

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  • 4rope 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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  • 5rope-walk — noun historical a long piece of ground where ropes are made …

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  • 6New Rope Walk Hotel — (Джорджтаун,Малайзия) Категория отеля: 1 звездочный отель Адрес: 139,Jalan Pinta …

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  • 7walk the plank — walk on a tight rope, walk in a precarious place …

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  • 8Rope — 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 …

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  • 9rope — 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 …

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  • 10rope 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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