ropemaking

[rohp-mey-king]

noun

1. the act, skill, or process of fabricating rope.

Other Word Forms

• ropemaker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ropemaking¹

First recorded in 1785–95; rope + making

Example Sentences

At the same time, the module’s thick fabric walls—made of tough layers of exotic materials such as Vectran, a Kevlar-like substance used in ropemaking, or Nomex, which is used to make firefighting clothing—ought to offer astronauts better protection from the hazards of space than metal walls do.

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At the beginning of the Corderie dell'Arsenale, the epic former ropemaking factory of the Venetian navy where a biennale curator tries to make his or her case, there is a 3D movie about that campus building directed by Wim Wenders.

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Limning, as painting was called, was a trade, like ropemaking or wheelwrighting.

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In his inquiries into the business of ropemaking, for example, he proved by conclusive experiments that, contrary to the common opinion, twisting impairs the strength of ropes.

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I went to the Liverpool Blind Institution at twelve years of age, and learnt to read in the characters for the blind, and was taught the trade of ropemaking.

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