ropewalk

[ rohp-wawk ]

noun

1. a long, narrow path or building where ropes are made.

ropewalk

/ ˈrəʊpˌwɔːk /

noun

1. a long narrow usually covered path or shed where ropes are made

Word History and Origins

Origin of ropewalk¹

First recorded in 1665–75; rope + walk

Example Sentences

I felt even more lost and friendless as I entered the long, cold arcade (known as the Ropewalk) of the Albany.

From Project Gutenberg

From her ropewalk came the rope to hoist the sails made in her sail lofts.

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This establishment suffered the same fate as the Warwick ropewalk during Arnold's raid in 1781.

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There was a ropewalk here which extended from where the angle of the building faces the Amphitheatre, as far as Renshaw-street.

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This property was afterwards purchased by James Forman, Junior, and the old ropewalk building removed.

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