"footrope" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: footropes [plural]
Etymology: foot + rope Etymology templates: {{compound|en|foot|rope}} foot + rope Head templates: {{en-noun}} footrope (plural footropes)
  1. (nautical) a rope attached to the lower part of a sail Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-footrope-en-noun-vks65wSV Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (nautical) a rope attached to a yard that sailors stood on to stabilize it when furling or reefing Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (rope that sailors stand on): jalkapertti (Finnish), מִשְׁוָר (mishvar) [masculine] (Hebrew)
    Sense id: en-footrope-en-noun-fydEwWOf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 29 71 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'rope that sailors stand on': 23 77

Inflected forms

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