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rentice

/ˈɹɛntɪs/

rentice noun: an access path cleared through vegetation to facilitate mineral exploration or the construction, safe operation and maintenance of power transmission lines or pipelines.

Noun

rentice (plural rentices)

  1. (Brunei, Malaysia) An access path cleared through vegetation to facilitate mineral exploration or the construction, safe operation and maintenance of power transmission lines or pipelines.
    • A rentice (path) was then cleared along a straight line from Bukit Kepayang to the Jenka pass. Pegs were driven in along this rentice at 100-yard intervals, the spacing of the pegs being measured by a ¼-inch diameter wire rope 300 feet long.1944, Journal of the Institution of Civil Engineers, volumes 23-24, page 53

Forms of rentice

pluralrentices

Origin of rentice

From Malay rentas (“traverse”).

Questions about rentice

What does rentice mean?
Rentice means an access path cleared through vegetation to facilitate mineral exploration or the construction, safe operation and maintenance of power transmission lines or pipelines.
What part of speech is rentice?
Rentice is a noun.
How do you pronounce rentice?
Rentice is pronounced /ˈɹɛntɪs/.
What is the plural of rentice?
The plural of rentice is rentices.

Words near rentice in the dictionary

  1. Renthead
  2. Rentheads
  3. renthouse
  4. renthouses
  5. rentiapril
  6. rentice
  7. rentices
  8. rentier
  9. rentier state
  10. rentier states
  11. rentiers

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