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bolt-rope

bolt-rope is the alternative spelling of bolt rope.

Meaning of bolt rope

Noun

bolt rope (plural bolt ropes)

  1. Rope sewn around the edges of a sail to prevent tearing or fraying.
    • Bolt rope, a rope sewed to the edges of a sail to strengthen them and prevent their splitting.1858, P.L. Simmonds, A Dictionary of Trade Products, Commercial, Manufacturing, and Technical Terms, London; New York: G. Rutledge & Co., page 44

Forms of bolt-rope

pluralbolt-ropes

Questions about bolt-rope

What is bolt-rope the alternative spelling of?
Bolt-rope is the alternative spelling of bolt rope.

Words near bolt-rope in the dictionary

  1. bolt-actions
  2. bolt-hole
  3. bolt-holes
  4. bolt-on
  5. bolt-ons
  6. bolt-rope
  7. bolt-ropes
  8. boltable
  9. boltcutter
  10. boltcutters
  11. Bolte

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