ropewalk

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noun

A place where rope is made, a rope factory.

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roperyrope yard
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Meanings

nounropewalk (plural ropewalks)

plural ropewalks · alternative rope-walk

  1. A place where rope is made, a rope factory.

    Synonyms: ropery

  2. A long straight narrow lane, or a covered pathway, where long strands of material were laid before being twisted into rope.
  3. Any narrow walkway that has rope handrails.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA place where rope is made, a rope factory.

Similar
ropery

More synonyms by meaning

nounworkplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made

Similar
rope yard
Broader
workplacework

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From rope + walk.

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Translations

Bulgarian въжарска работилница
  • въжарска работилница (văžarska rabotilnica)rope factory
German Reeperbahn
  • Reeperbahnlong narrow lane
Greek σχοινοποιείο
  • σχοινοποιείο (schoinopoieío)rope factory
Hebrew חַבְלִיָּה
  • חַבְלִיָּה (kavliya)rope factory
Cite this entry
APA

ropewalk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ropewalk

MLA

“ropewalk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ropewalk. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ropewalk,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ropewalk.

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