trail rope

noun

A static rope that hangs behind the lead climber as they ascend, enabling equipment to be passed up during an ascent.

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Meanings

nountrail rope (plural trail ropes)

plural trail ropes

  1. climbingA static rope that hangs behind the lead climber as they ascend, enabling equipment to be passed up during an ascent.
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APA

trail rope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trail%20rope

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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