The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
guide rope — noun a rope used to guide the movement of the load of a crane • Hypernyms: ↑rope * * * noun : a rope hung from a balloon or dirigible so as to trail along the ground for about half its length and used especially to preserve altitude by variation… … Useful english dictionary
guide rope — 1. a rope fastened, usually at an angle, to a hoisting or towing line, to guide the object being moved. 2. Aeron. a long rope hung downward from a balloon and trailing along the ground, used to regulate the altitude of the balloon and to act as a … Universalium
guide rope — /ˈgaɪd roʊp/ (say guyd rohp) noun 1. Aeronautics a long rope trailing along the ground from a balloon and used to regulate altitude and act as a brake. 2. a rope fastened to a hoisting or towing line, to guide the object being moved …
guide — n. & v. n. 1 a person who leads or shows the way, or directs the movements of a person or group. 2 a person who conducts travellers on tours etc. 3 a professional mountain climber in charge of a group. 4 an adviser. 5 a directing principle or… … Useful english dictionary
Guide — Guide, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Guided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Guiding}.] [OE. guiden, gyden, F. guiaer, It. guidare; prob. of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. ritan to watch over, give heed to, Icel. viti signal, AS. witan to know. The word prob. meant, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
guide|line — «GYD LYN», noun. 1. Usually, guidelines. a guide, principle, or policy for determining a future course of action: »to adopt new guidelines for the national defense. 2. a rope or other object serving as a guide … Useful english dictionary
Rope splicing — A line eye spliced to a snap shackle. Rope splicing in ropework is the forming of a semi permanent joint between two ropes or two parts of the same rope by partly untwisting and then interweaving their strands. Splices can be used to form a… … Wikipedia
Guide of Dunkirk — The Guide of Dunkirk was a lifeboat whose construction was funded by the Girl Guides in 1940. She was self righting and designed for launch from a beach. As one of the Little Ships of Dunkirk she was used in the evacuation of Allied soldiers from … Wikipedia
drag|rope — «DRAG ROHP», noun. 1. a rope for pulling something, especially an artillery weapon. 2. a rope dragging from something, such as the guide rope sometimes hung downward from a balloon … Useful english dictionary
Drag rope — Drag line Drag line or Drag rope Drag rope (A[ e]ronautics) A guide rope. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
