Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guide rope

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: guide rope
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rope hung from a balloon or dirigible so as to trail along the ground for about half its length, used to preserve altitude automatically, by variation of the length dragging on the ground, without loss of ballast or gas.

Inflected Forms

guide ropes (plural)

Questions

What does guide rope mean?: A rope hung from a balloon or dirigible so as to trail along the ground for about half its length, used to preserve altitude automatically, by variation of the length dragging on the ground, without loss of ballast or gas.

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