towrope
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of towrope
Example Sentences
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Leaning back and pulling on the towrope, my sled hopped to the top of the powder and picked up speed, screaming down the hill until an unseen bump sent me airborne.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2017
Greiss decided to take his wintry outing a step further, using a towrope to extricate several less-prepared and potentially stranded motorists out in the windswept mess.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2016
Equipment such as a V8 truck and a towrope are useful; however, a simple vehicle kit can do the trick.
From Time Magazine Archive
She arrived there at the end of a towrope after being forced down on Lake St. Clair by a broken pump.
From Time Magazine Archive
I hung on to the towrope and tried to make my body go limp in the water on the shady side of the boat.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
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