wire rope
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of wire rope
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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“It’s stainless-steel wire rope netting, so it’s like jumping into a cheese grater,” Mulligan said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
It was under his tutelage that she started working with her now-signature material, wire rope, which she discovered on a trip to a junkyard in search of inspiration and free materials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
And parts of the fly system, made up of wire rope lines and riggings, had rusted.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2021
He invented a process for making wire rope, but was most renowned for his suspension bridges, including masterful spans across the Niagara gorge, the Allegheny river at Pittsburgh and the Ohio river at Cincinnati.
From Economist ● Jun. 29, 2017
These experiments were fast using up the wire rope, and every expedient had to be resorted to, to piece it out and to give it strength.
From The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph by Henry M. (Henry Martyn) Field
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