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guide rope

guide rope noun: a rope hung from a balloon or dirigible so as to trail along the ground for about half its length, used to preserve altitude automatically, by variation of the length dragging on the ground, without loss of ballast or gas.

Noun

guide rope (plural guide ropes)

  1. A rope hung from a balloon or dirigible so as to trail along the ground for about half its length, used to preserve altitude automatically, by variation of the length dragging on the ground, without loss of ballast or gas.

Forms of guide rope

pluralguide ropes

Questions about guide rope

What does guide rope mean?
Guide rope means a rope hung from a balloon or dirigible so as to trail along the ground for about half its length, used to preserve altitude automatically, by variation of the length dragging on the ground, without loss of ballast or gas.
What part of speech is guide rope?
Guide rope is a noun.
What is the plural of guide rope?
The plural of guide rope is guide ropes.

Words near guide rope in the dictionary

  1. guide dogs
  2. guide line
  3. guide on the side
  4. guide rail
  5. guide rails
  6. guide rope
  7. guide ropes
  8. guide shoe
  9. guide shoes
  10. guide star
  11. guide stars

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