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dead-ropes

dead-ropes is the plural of dead-rope.

Meaning of dead-rope

Noun

dead-rope (plural dead-ropes)

  1. A rope not running in any block.

Questions about dead-ropes

What is dead-ropes the plural of?
Dead-ropes is the plural of dead-rope.

Words near dead-ropes in the dictionary

  1. dead-red
  2. dead-reds
  3. dead-ringer
  4. dead-ringers
  5. dead-rope
  6. dead-ropes
  7. dead-set
  8. dead-sets
  9. dead-stock
  10. dead-stocks
  11. dead-stroke

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