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

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

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

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

Nettling, net′ling, n. the joining of two ropes, end to end, without seam: the tying in pairs of yarns in a ropewalk to prevent tangling.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

He passed an empty ropewalk, the hemp strewn untidily about, as if the workers had left hurriedly.

From The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West by Wilson, Harry Leon