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reaching-post

reaching-post noun: in rope-making, a post fixed at the lower end of a ropewalk.

Noun

reaching-post (plural reaching-posts)

  1. (historical) In rope-making, a post fixed at the lower end of a ropewalk.

Forms of reaching-post

pluralreaching-posts

Questions about reaching-post

What does reaching-post mean?
Reaching-post means in rope-making, a post fixed at the lower end of a ropewalk.
What part of speech is reaching-post?
Reaching-post is a noun.
What is the plural of reaching-post?
The plural of reaching-post is reaching-posts.

Words near reaching-post in the dictionary

  1. reaching for the sky
  2. reaching for the stars
  3. reaching out
  4. reaching past
  5. reaching rock bottom
  6. reaching-post
  7. reaching-posts
  8. reachings
  9. reachless
  10. reachlessness
  11. reacht

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