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rope yarn

rope yarn

7.4
A bundle of strong threads twisted to make rope
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : hilo de cuerda
  • The old sailor showed us how to twist rope yarn into a sturdy cord.

Examples

  • Each length of rope yarn was carefully selected for strength before making the final rope.

  • Loose rope yarn can be used for minor repairs on a ship.

  • The sailor used rope yarn to secure the sail.

  • I bought some rope yarns for my knitting project.

  • Each length of rope yarn was carefully selected for strength before making the final rope.

  • Loose rope yarn can be used for minor repairs on a ship.

  • The old sailor showed us how to twist rope yarn into a sturdy cord.

How Thick

cable
  • Specialized
282 2.4
rope
614 1.0
cord
176 1.0
twine
28 3.2
rope yarn
  • Specialized
7.4
yarn
42 1.8
fiber
  • US
50 3.0

Surface Forms

rope yarn singular
rope yarns plural

Morphology

rope + yarn

The meaning is directly built from the constituent nouns: 'rope' (twisted fiber cord) and 'yarn' (twisted fibers), so a learner can infer this refers to yarn/strands used to make or forming a rope. The noun+noun composition is a transparent, cross-linguistically common compounding pattern and should be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.

Etymology

Rope yarn is the name for the long threads used to make a rope; imagine many thin yarn fibers twisted together to make a strong rope. That's why rope yarn means a long thread or small bundle of fibers 'used to make a rope'.