Meaning

3 senses
  1. A rope attached to the lower part of a sail

  2. A rope attached to a yard that sailors stood on to stabilize it when furling or reefing

  3. A rope or chain forming the bottom edge of a trawl net, helping to maintain the net's shape and depth in the water.

Origin

From foot + rope.

From foot + rope.

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Forms

plural: footropes
Singularfootrope
Pluralfootropes

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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