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ropebands

ropebands is the plural of ropeband.

Meaning of ropeband

Noun

ropeband (plural ropebands)

  1. A small piece of rope, used to fasten the head of the sail to the spar.
    • A catch had broken, and the capstan being forced round by the frightful pressure of the chains, the men, caught by the rebound, were struck violently on the head and chest. Freed from their broken rope-bands, the capstan-bars flew in all directions like grape-shot, killing four sailors, and...1904, Jules-Descartes Férat (translator), Jules Verne (original), Floating City, Chapter 4

Questions about ropebands

What is ropebands the plural of?
Ropebands is the plural of ropeband.

Words near ropebands in the dictionary

  1. rope-way
  2. rope-ways
  3. rope-worthy
  4. ropeable
  5. ropeband
  6. ropebands
  7. ropebark
  8. ropebridge
  9. ropebridges
  10. roped
  11. roped in

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