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GUIDE ROPE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does guide rope mean?
• GUIDE ROPE (noun)
The noun GUIDE ROPE has 1 sense:
1. a rope used to guide the movement of the load of a crane
Familiarity information: GUIDE ROPE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rope used to guide the movement of the load of a crane
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("guide rope" is a kind of...):
rope (a strong line)
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