"bull rope" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bull ropes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bull rope (plural bull ropes)
  1. (nautical) a rope used for hoisting a topmast or topgallant mast in a square-rigged ship; it is rove from the cap of the lower mast, through a sheave in the foot of the topmast and then back through a block on the lower masthead, with the hauling part led to the deck Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-bull_rope-en-noun-RMhnme2D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for bull rope meaning in All languages combined (1.6kB)

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