"guide rope" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: guide ropes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} guide rope (plural guide ropes)
  1. A rope hung from a balloon or dirigible so as to trail along the ground for about half its length, used to preserve altitude automatically, by variation of the length dragging on the ground, without loss of ballast or gas.
    Sense id: en-guide_rope-en-noun-nxYrajM3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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