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bell rope

bell rope noun: a short length of rope, spliced to the eye of the clapper of a ship's bell and by which it is struck.

bell rope: a short length of rope, spliced to the eye of the clapper of a ship's bell and by which it is struck
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Noun

bell rope (plural bell ropes)

  1. A short length of rope, spliced to the eye of the clapper of a ship's bell and by which it is struck.
  2. A long length of rope attached by splicing to a church's bell, by which it is struck, and with a sally for holding it.
  3. A rope used to ring a bell serving as an old-fashioned doorbell.
  4. (obsolete, slang) A lovelock.

bell rope meaning in Tamil

bell rope in Tamil

மணியடி கயிறு

Forms of bell rope

pluralbell ropes

Questions about bell rope

What does bell rope mean?
Bell rope means a short length of rope, spliced to the eye of the clapper of a ship's bell and by which it is struck.
What is bell rope in Tamil?
Bell rope in Tamil is மணியடி கயிறு. See Bell rope meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bell rope?
Bell rope is a noun.
What is the plural of bell rope?
The plural of bell rope is bell ropes.

Words near bell rope in the dictionary

  1. bell register
  2. bell registers
  3. bell ringer
  4. bell ringers
  5. Bell River
  6. bell rope
  7. bell ropes
  8. Bell shot
  9. Bell shots
  10. bell sleeve
  11. bell sleeves

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