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| abaca |
a Philippine plant of the banana family that yields a fiber used in making rope. |
| backstay |
a rope that extends from the mast to the stern or side of a vessel to help support the mast. |
| belay |
in nautical terminology, to secure (a rope) by winding around a pin or cleat. [4/6 definitions] |
| bight |
the loop or slack part of a rope, as opposed to the ends. [2/3 definitions] |
| bind |
to tie together with a rope or something like a rope. |
| block and tackle |
a rigging of pulley blocks and rope or cables used to provide leverage for hauling or lifting heavy loads. |
| bobstay |
a rope or chain from the bowsprit to the cutting edge of a boat's hull. |
| bola |
a throwing weapon with heavy balls attached to the ends of a rope, used by South American herdsmen to entangle the legs of cattle and game. |
| bowline |
a knot that will not slip or jam, used for making a loop at the end of a rope. [2 definitions] |
| braid |
to weave together three or more pieces of material or strands of hair to form one length that looks like a rope. [1/3 definitions] |
| breeches buoy |
a nautical rescue device consisting of a canvas sling with leg holes that is suspended from a life preserver, used to transfer the rescued person up a rope to a ship. |
| bungee jumping |
a recreational activity in which a person harnessed to the end of a long, anchored, elasticized rope, or bungee, steps off a height, rapidly drops hundreds of feet in the air, then bounces up and back down, repeatedly, while the movement gradually slows to a stop. |
| cable |
a thick, strong rope made of steel. [1/3 definitions] |
| capstan |
a vertical drum or post on a ship, rotated to hoist weights, such as an anchor, by winding in rope or cable. [1/2 definitions] |
| cleat |
a metal or wooden object with two armlike projections, to which a rope or line may be secured, as in boating. [1/5 definitions] |
| clothesline |
a rope, cord, or wire on which clothes, blankets, curtains, and the like are hung to dry or air. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| cord |
a thin, strong rope or string. [1/2 definitions] |
| cringle |
a small ring or loop of metal or rope attached to the edge of a sail, through which to run a line. |
| crosstie |
two lengths of rope or chain attached at one end to opposite posts or walls and at the other end to either side of the halter of a horse or other large animal being restrained for grooming, medical attention, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| esparto |
either of two kinds of long, tough grass, found in Spain and North Africa, used in making paper, rope, shoes, and baskets. |
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