wire rope

American  

noun

1. a rope made of or containing strands of wire twisted together.

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wire rope British  

noun

1. rope made of strands of wire twisted together

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Etymology

Origin of wire rope

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

“It’s stainless-steel wire rope netting, so it’s like jumping into a cheese grater,” Mulligan said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2024

“Why am I making a field with steel reeds?” she asks rhetorically, referring to her many sculptures composed of waves of bent wire rope planted in concrete.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2023

And parts of the fly system, made up of wire rope lines and riggings, had rusted.

From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2021

He invented a process for making wire rope, but was most renowned for his suspension bridges, including masterful spans across the Niagara gorge, the Allegheny river at Pittsburgh and the Ohio river at Cincinnati.

From Economist • Jun. 29, 2017

There are likewise fifty-six under stays or guys of wire rope fastened to the rocks below, designed to prevent upward and lateral vibrations.

From The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts by Holley, George W.