guide rope

guide rope

noun
1.
a rope fastened, usually at an angle, to a hoisting or towing line, to guide the object being moved.
2.
Aeronautics. a long rope hung downward from a balloon and trailing along the ground, used to regulate the altitude of the balloon and to act as a brake.

Origin:
1815–25
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Guide rope is always a great word to know.
So is bulk modulus. Does it mean:
coefficients expressing ratio of stress applied to body to resulting strain in the body
coefficient of substance's elasticity expressing ratio between pressure and fractional change
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World English Dictionary
guide rope
 
n
1.  a stay or rope attached to another rope that is lifting a load, either to steady the load or guide the rope
2.  another name for dragrope

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