guide rope

noun

a rope fastened, usually at an angle, to a hoisting or towing line, to guide the object being moved.

Aeronautics. a long rope hung downward from a balloon and trailing along the ground, used to regulate the altitude of the balloon and to act as a brake.

Origin of guide rope

First recorded in 1815–25

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Examples from the Web for guide rope

This cable is essentially the same as the guide-rope of the older aeronauts.
The Dominion of the Air|J. M. Bacon
Another most important office of the guide-rope, is to point out the direction of the balloon.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe
They were bright young fellows, and they grasped the idea and the guide-rope at the same lucky instant.
Boys' Second Book of Inventions|Ray Stannard Baker
"I will guide-rope up the avenue of the Bois," I said to myself gleefully.
My Airships|Alberto Santos-Dumont

One can guide-rope even in the centre of Paris if one goes about it at the proper moment.
My Airships|Alberto Santos-Dumont

British Dictionary definitions for guide rope

guide rope

noun

a stay or rope attached to another rope that is lifting a load, either to steady the load or guide the rope

another name for dragrope (def. 2)

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