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backrope

backrope noun: a rope or chain running aft on either side of a sailing ship, connecting from the lower end of the dolphin striker to the bows.

Noun

backrope (plural backropes)

  1. A rope or chain running aft on either side of a sailing ship, connecting from the lower end of the dolphin striker to the bows.
  2. A catback.

Forms of backrope

pluralbackropes
alternative formback-rope

Origin of backrope

From back + rope.

Questions about backrope

What does backrope mean?
Backrope means a rope or chain running aft on either side of a sailing ship, connecting from the lower end of the dolphin striker to the bows.
What part of speech is backrope?
Backrope is a noun.
What is the plural of backrope?
The plural of backrope is backropes.

Words near backrope in the dictionary

  1. backroom boy
  2. backroom boys
  3. backroom staff
  4. backrooms
  5. Backroomsy
  6. backrope
  7. backropes
  8. backround
  9. backrow
  10. backrower
  11. backrowers

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