footrope

[ foot-rohp ]

/ ˈfʊtˌroʊp /

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noun Nautical.

the portion of the boltrope to which the lower edge of a sail is sewn.

a rope suspended a few feet beneath a yard, bowsprit, jib boom, or spanker boom to give a footing for a person handling sails.

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Origin of footrope

First recorded in 1765–75; foot + rope

Words nearby footrope

footprints on the sands of time, footrace, foot rail, foot reflexology, footrest, footrope, foot rot, foot rule, foots, foot score, footscraper

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How to use footrope in a sentence

A footrope ran below the spar; one could balance oneself by its help and he vaguely distinguished somebody close by.
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British Dictionary definitions for footrope

footrope

/ (ˈfʊtˌrəʊp) /

noun nautical

the part of a boltrope to which the foot of a sail is stitched

a rope fixed so as to hang below a yard to serve as a foothold

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