bolt rope

See also: boltrope and bolt-rope

English

Alternative forms

Noun

bolt rope (plural bolt ropes)

(nautical) Rope sewn around the edges of a sail to prevent tearing or fraying.
- 1858, P.L. Simmonds, A Dictionary of Trade Products, Commercial, Manufacturing, and Technical Terms‎, London, New York: G. Rutledge & Co., page 44:
  Bolt rope, a rope sewed to the edges of a sail to strengthen them and prevent their splitting.

Translations

A rope sewn around the edge of a sail

Catalan: ralinga
Finnish: liesma (fi)
Galician: relinga f
Irish: aighre f
Italian: gratile m

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