ropewalk

American  

[rohp-wawk] / ˈroʊpˌwɔk /

noun

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

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ropewalk British  

/ ˈrəʊpˌwɔːk /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of ropewalk

First recorded in 1665–75; rope + walk

Example Sentences

Prince Charles must have blanched, however, when commanded to negotiate a 20-ft. high tree-to-tree ropewalk.

From Time Magazine Archive

We stood in the shadows of a ropewalk and observed the men dragging their cranked engines up and down the long corridor, twisting fibers into cord.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

One day an errand took him to a long building called a ropewalk.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

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

From History of Halifax City by Akins, Thomas B.

Captain Jonathan Haraden, the finest privateersman of the Revolution, made the rigging for the mainmast at his ropewalk in Brown Street.

From The Old Merchant Marine; A chronicle of American ships and sailors by Paine, Ralph Delahaye