jack rope
noun Nautical.
a rope for bending the foot of a sail to a boom.
a line that is rove through grommets on the reef band of a square sail, and to which lanyards from the jackstay on the yard are toggled to reef the sail.
Nearby words
jack post, jack rabbit, jack rafter, jack robinson, jack rod, jack rope, jack rose, jack russell, jack russell terrier, jack salmon, jack shit
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