Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nautical: The central rope of an awning, usually called the backbone.
- noun The rope along the side of a ship to which an awning is stretched
- noun One of two ropes running out on each side of the bowsprit for the men to hold on by.
- noun A ridge-band.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Naut.) See Life line (a), under
Life .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun nautical A
lifeline .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun either of a pair of lifelines running alongside the bowsprit of a ship
Etymologies
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ridge + rope?
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