drag rope

noun

A long, heavy rope carried in the basket of a hot-air balloon and permitted to hang over the side and drag on the ground in order to lighten the basket.

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Meanings

noundrag rope (plural drag ropes)

plural drag ropes · alternative drag-rope · alternative dragrope · alternative drag-rope

  1. A long, heavy rope carried in the basket of a hot-air balloon and permitted to hang over the side and drag on the ground in order to lighten the basket.
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APA

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“drag rope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drag%20rope. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drag rope,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drag%20rope.

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