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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ropewalk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
rope-walk
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place where rope is made, a rope factory.

noun

A long straight narrow lane, or a covered pathway, where long strands of material were laid before being twisted into rope.

noun

Any narrow walkway that has rope handrails.

Etymology

From rope + walk.

Inflected Forms

ropewalks (plural) rope-walk (alternative)

Synonyms

ropery rope yard

Questions

What does ropewalk mean?
A place where rope is made, a rope factory.
Where does ropewalk come from?
From rope + walk.

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