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wire rope

–noun
a rope made of or containing strands of wire twisted together.

Origin:
1835–45
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wire rope  
n.  Rope made of twisted strands of wire.
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wire rope

in engineering, either an assemblage of three or more ropes twisted together for extra strength or a rope made by twisting together several strands of metal wire. This article deals with wire rope. For rope made from synthetic or natural organic fibres, see rope.

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