handline
- noun
- Specialized
:
cuerda de apoyo
- She held onto the handline tightly as she descended the slippery slope.
Examples
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The guide instructed everyone to grasp the handline for support while climbing up the steep trail.
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Using a handline made it easier for the climber to navigate the steep cliff safely.
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Since 1981, commercial handline landings have ranged between 500 and 1,000 t (1.1-2.2 million pounds) with major peaks in 1981, 1983, 1986, and 1991 (Fig. 3).
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
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1.1
A long thin rope or wire used to carry things
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3.0
A part of something you grab with your hand for support, like a rail
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4.0
A rope you throw to rescue someone in water
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4.8
A thing you can hold for support, or simple help for someone new
A rope that people use to lower others or equipment down a steep cliff
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Morphology
Etymology
Handline is made of the simple parts hand and line, meaning a 'line' you hold with your 'hand'. So a handline is a rope you grab for support when climbing up or down steep or slippery places.