Meanings
nounbolt rope (plural bolt ropes)
plural bolt ropes · alternative boltrope · alternative bolt-rope
- nauticalRope sewn around the edges of a sail to prevent tearing or fraying.
Bolt rope, a rope sewed to the edges of a sail to strengthen them and prevent their splitting.
1858, P.L. Simmonds, A Dictionary of Trade Products, Commercial, Manufacturing, and Technical Terms, London; New York: G. Rutledge & Co., page 44
Translations
Catalan ralinga
- ralingaA rope sewn around the edge of a sail
Finnish liesma
- liesmaA rope sewn around the edge of a sail
Irish aighre
- aighreA rope sewn around the edge of a sail
Italian gratile
- gratileA rope sewn around the edge of a sail
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