Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

footrope

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
footrope
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a rope attached to the lower part of a sail

noun

a rope attached to a yard that sailors stood on to stabilize it when furling or reefing

noun

a rope or chain forming the bottom edge of a trawl net, helping to maintain the net's shape and depth in the water.

Etymology

From foot + rope.

Inflected Forms

footropes (plural)

Questions

What does footrope mean?
a rope attached to the lower part of a sail
Where does footrope come from?
From foot + rope.

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