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RIDGE ROPE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ridge rope mean?
• RIDGE ROPE (noun)
The noun RIDGE ROPE has 1 sense:
1. either of a pair of lifelines running alongside the bowsprit of a ship
Familiarity information: RIDGE ROPE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Either of a pair of lifelines running alongside the bowsprit of a ship
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ridge rope" is a kind of...):
lifeline (line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning)
Holonyms ("ridge rope" is a part of...):
ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)
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