yard rope

plural yard ropes

1. alternativeAlternative form of yard-rope.

   When "high enough" for rigging, the grummet which confines the yard rope to the yard is taken off the upper yard-arm, and the yard-arms rigged (Fig. 257).

   1868, George Strong Nares, Seamanship, page 108

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   If the halyards are not single, the yard must be sent down by a yard rope, like the topgallant yard. In some vessels, instead of making the sheets and clewlines fast to the jack, over-hand knots are taken in their ends, and they are let go.

   1863, Richard Henry Dana Jr, Captain Brown, Dana's Seaman's friend, page 24

   They were altogether too heavy to be trusted to a single gantline, or yard rope, so it was necessary to get a couple of heavy twin blocks up to the masthead and rig a double purchase for lowering them.

   1964, Frank V. Snyder, Life Under Sail