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guide ropes

guide ropes is the plural of guide rope.

Meaning of guide rope

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.

Questions about guide ropes

What is guide ropes the plural of?
Guide ropes is the plural of guide rope.

Words near guide ropes in the dictionary

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

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