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boltrope

boltrope 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 boltrope

pluralboltropes

Questions about boltrope

What is boltrope the alternative spelling of?
Boltrope is the alternative spelling of bolt rope.

Words near boltrope in the dictionary

  1. boltonia
  2. Boltonian
  3. boltonias
  4. boltonite
  5. Boltons
  6. boltrope
  7. boltropes
  8. bolts
  9. bolts down
  10. bolts from the blue
  11. bolts in

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