Yard-rope
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A rope that goes through a block or sheave at the top of a mast that is used for hoisting or lowering a yard; gantline.
"Trice down the jack-block, by letting go the halyards and hauling down on the yard-rope. Cast off the yard-rope from the slings of the yard, and hook the tye to its thimble; haul taut the halyards, and square the yard by the lists and braces."
Example
More examples"Trice down the jack-block, by letting go the halyards and hauling down on the yard-rope. Cast off the yard-rope from the slings of the yard, and hook the tye to its thimble; haul taut the halyards, and square the yard by the lists and braces."
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