wire rope

American  

noun

1. a rope made of or containing strands of wire twisted together.

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wire rope British  

noun

1. rope made of strands of wire twisted together

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Etymology

Origin of wire rope

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

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wire rope

“It’s stainless-steel wire rope netting, so it’s like jumping into a cheese grater,” Mulligan said.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2024

“I found a piece of wire rope and realized it was like rope but steel — and in that sense, it was a derivation of fiber,” she says.

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

Dismounting and tethering their somewhat restive horses, the two Australians took the end of the third wire rope to the trunk of a large tree-the only one for miles, as it so happened.

From The Airship "Golden Hind" by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)