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top-ropes

top-ropes is the plural of top-rope.

Meaning of top-rope

Noun

top-rope (plural top-ropes)

  1. A rope used for hoisting and lowering a topmast, and for other purposes.
  2. A rope, used for the climber's safety, which runs from a belayer at the foot of a route through one or more carabiners connected to an anchor system at the top of the route and back down to the climber, usually attaching to the climber by means of a harness.

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Questions about top-ropes

What is top-ropes the plural of?
Top-ropes is the plural of top-rope.

Words near top-ropes in the dictionary

  1. top-rated
  2. top-rope
  3. top-roped
  4. top-roper
  5. top-ropers
  6. top-ropes
  7. top-roping
  8. top-rung
  9. top-sawyer
  10. top-secret
  11. top-selling

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