guide rope
guide rope · guide ropes
A rope hung from a balloon or dirigible so as to trail along the ground for about half…A rope hung from a balloon or dirigible so as to trail along the ground for about half its length, used to preserve altitude automatically, by variation of the length dragging on the ground, without loss of ballast or gas.
Meaning
1 sensesA rope hung from a balloon or dirigible so as to trail along the ground for about half its length, used to preserve altitude automatically, by variation of the length dragging on the ground, without loss of ballast or gas.
More definitions
- a rope used to guide the movement of the load of a crane
Forms
plural: guide ropes| Singular | guide rope |
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