"yard-rope" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1841, Benjamin J. Totten, Naval Text-book: Letters to the Midshipmen of the United States Navy, page 57:",
          "text": "Trice down the jack-block, by letting go the halyards and hauling down on the yard-rope. Cast off the yard-rope from the slings of the yard, and hook the tye to its thimble; haul taut the halyards, and square the yard by the lists and braces.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1866, Stephen Bleecker Luce, Seamanship:",
          "text": "Have hands by the braces and lifts , man the yard-rope, and when ready, sway up on the yard-rope, and lower lift, steadying the yard by the braces.",
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          "ref": "2012, John M'Leod Murphy, W. N. Jeffers, Spars and Rigging: From Nautical Routine, page 1849:",
          "text": "But this plan is manifestly too expensive and troublesome to meet with much encouragement in the merchant service —a yard-rope being also requisite, in case of sending the yard up or down.",
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        "A rope that goes through a block or sheave at the top of a mast that is used for hoisting or lowering a yard; gantline."
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          "block",
          "block"
        ],
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          "sheave",
          "sheave"
        ],
        [
          "mast",
          "mast"
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          "hoist",
          "hoist"
        ],
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          "lower",
          "lower"
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          "yard",
          "yard"
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          "gantline",
          "gantline"
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        "(nautical) A rope that goes through a block or sheave at the top of a mast that is used for hoisting or lowering a yard; gantline."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "yard rope"
        },
        {
          "word": "yardrope"
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      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
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  "word": "yard-rope"
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          "ref": "1841, Benjamin J. Totten, Naval Text-book: Letters to the Midshipmen of the United States Navy, page 57:",
          "text": "Trice down the jack-block, by letting go the halyards and hauling down on the yard-rope. Cast off the yard-rope from the slings of the yard, and hook the tye to its thimble; haul taut the halyards, and square the yard by the lists and braces.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1866, Stephen Bleecker Luce, Seamanship:",
          "text": "Have hands by the braces and lifts , man the yard-rope, and when ready, sway up on the yard-rope, and lower lift, steadying the yard by the braces.",
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          "ref": "2012, John M'Leod Murphy, W. N. Jeffers, Spars and Rigging: From Nautical Routine, page 1849:",
          "text": "But this plan is manifestly too expensive and troublesome to meet with much encouragement in the merchant service —a yard-rope being also requisite, in case of sending the yard up or down.",
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        "A rope that goes through a block or sheave at the top of a mast that is used for hoisting or lowering a yard; gantline."
      ],
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          "rope",
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        [
          "block",
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        ],
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          "sheave",
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        ],
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          "mast",
          "mast"
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          "hoist",
          "hoist"
        ],
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          "lower",
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          "yard"
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        "(nautical) A rope that goes through a block or sheave at the top of a mast that is used for hoisting or lowering a yard; gantline."
      ],
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "yard rope"
    },
    {
      "word": "yardrope"
    }
  ],
  "word": "yard-rope"
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