GUIDE ROPE


Meaning of GUIDE ROPE in English

1. a rope fastened, usually at an angle, to a hoisting or towing line, to guide the object being moved.

2. Aeron. a long rope hung downward from a balloon and trailing along the ground, used to regulate the altitude of the balloon and to act as a brake.

[ 1815-25 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .