Manrope
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Manrope is a noun meaning (nautical) Each of the ropes used in ascending the side of a sailing ship.
Meaning
(nautical) Each of the ropes used in ascending the side of a sailing ship.
Example Sentences
Halting for an instant at the foot of the ladder, and with both hands grasping the ornamental knobs of the man-ropes, Father Mapple cast a look upwards, and then with a truly sailor-like but still reverential dexterity, hand over hand, mounted the steps as if ascending the main-top of his vessel.
Word Forms
- manropes
- man-rope
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ratline, robbin, rode, roband, runner, yard rope.
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