cable-laid rope

noun

A very thick rope used for tasks such as towing, made by twisting together three ordinary hawser-laid ropes.

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nouncable-laid rope (countable and uncountable, plural cable-laid ropes)

plural cable-laid ropes

  1. countableuncountablenauticalA very thick rope used for tasks such as towing, made by twisting together three ordinary hawser-laid ropes.
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