English Explanatory Dictionary

ropewalk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A place where rope is made, a rope factory.
  2. A long straight narrow lane, or a covered pathway, where long strands of material were laid before being twisted into rope.
  3. Any narrow walkway that has rope handrails.

Word forms

ropewalk ropewalks rope-walk

Etymology

From rope + walk.

Synonyms

ropery
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