| a rope made of or containing strands of wire twisted together. |

| wire rope n. Rope made of twisted strands of wire. |
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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