guide rope
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3.9
- noun
- Specialized
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cuerda guía
Examples
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The man on the ground with her guide rope is just standing there waiting.
Fiction book (2001) -
Emile fixed the guide rope and closed the window as the singing went on.
Fiction book (1991) -
At the 78-mile mark, runners must cross the American River using a guide rope due to the dangerous nature of the river.
Blog text (29) -
As the crane lifted the heavy load, the operator used the guide rope to ensure it moved safely to its destination.
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The worker held onto the guide rope tightly while helping the team lower the equipment into the truck.
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Before lifting the cargo, they attached a guide rope to control its descent and prevent any accidents.
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Morphology
The meaning 'a rope attached to a load to control or guide movement' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'guide' (to direct or position) with 'rope' (a cord). This noun–noun composition follows regular English compounding and is cross‑linguistically compositional, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning without prior exposure.
Etymology
Guide rope comes from the simple image of a rope used to guide a heavy load while it is lifted, with workers holding it to stop the load from swinging and to move it into place. So, 'guide rope' means a rope fixed to a load to keep it steady and direct its movement.