bolt rope
- a variation of boltrope.
Example Sentences
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What they did was skip stitches in the bolt rope - instead of each strand being hooked or stitched, it was every other one.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 8, 2015
The original sails had a lot of errors, Bartos said, with the corners especially, but also the stitching of the bolt rope, which borders the outline of the sail and provides the sail’s strength.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 8, 2015
A four-ply bolt rope of best manilla, made in New Bedford, Mass., should be taken.
From Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Roosevelt, Theodore
Russian bolt rope; jibs, 7/16-in. manila bolt rope, 4-strand; jib-sheet, 3/8-in. manila bolt rope.
From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.
Slight breezes, all sail set: at 8 squally: the main top-sail blown out of the bolt rope and was lost.
From The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant by Lee, Ida
