Meanings
nounwire rope (countable and uncountable, plural wire ropes)
plural wire ropes
- countableuncountableA strong cable consisting of twisted strands of wire, generally intended for supporting heavy loads.
Meronym: bridge wire
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Bulgarian стоманено въже
- стоманено въже (stomaneno văže)strong cable
Danish wire
- wirestrong cable
Finnish köysi, teräsköysi
- köysistrong cable
- teräsköysistrong cable
German Drahtseil, Stahlseil
- Drahtseilstrong cable
- Stahlseilstrong cable
Norwegian Bokmål ståltau, vaier
- ståltaustrong cable
- vaierstrong cable
Turkish tel halat, çelik halat
- tel halatstrong cable
- çelik halatstrong cable
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