wire rope

noun

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

Words nearby wire rope

wire grass, wire house, wire netting, wire recorder, wire recording, wire rope, wire service, wire side, wire transfer, wire vine, wire wheel

Origin of wire rope

First recorded in 1835–45

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Examples from the Web for wire rope

On the other hand, the acrobat on the wire-rope dare not trust his visual sensations in the maintenance of his equilibrium.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7|Various
A system of this kind can be worked electrically, the wire-rope being employed also for the conveyance of the current.
Twentieth Century Inventions|George Sutherland
Is a man going to lay out dollars on dams and wire-rope slings when he knows that none of them will be any use to him?
A Damaged Reputation|Harold Bindloss
All life died out in the vessel, and no noise was heard except the dull grating of the wire-rope over the wheels at the bows.
The Atlantic Telegraph|William Howard Russell

Here was a little heap of wire-rope, but you had to travel another 20 hours to find the appropriate pulleys.
The Accumulation of Capital|Rosa Luxemburg

British Dictionary definitions for wire rope

wire rope

noun

rope made of strands of wire twisted together

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