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ropewalk

ropewalk

9.9
A long narrow building where people twist fibers into strong cords
  • noun
translation icon : taller de cuerdas
  • The long, covered path known as a ropewalk was filled with the sound of spinning fibers and busy workers.

Examples

  • The workers skillfully twisted fibers together in the ropewalk to create strong ropes for sailing.

  • The rope spinner moved slowly along the ropewalk, drawing hemp fibers from a large bundle of fibers wrapped loosely around his waist.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • For instance, a ropewalk is not a sort of bridge.

    Blog text (8)

  • Then, in a flood of relief, she realized she had come upon Abner Jenkin's "ropewalk."

    Fiction book (1990)

  • During our tour, we visited the historic ropewalk, where craftsmen still make traditional ropes by hand.

Synonyms

rope yard
vsropewalk
8.2

A long narrow workplace where people make strong lines for ships

focuses on twisting fibres into long strong cord rather than only the workplace

Surface Forms

ropewalk singular
ropewalks plural

Morphology

ropewalk = rope + walk (transparent) = rope + walk

The noun denotes a place associated with rope-making and is directly interpretable as 'rope' + 'walk' (a long narrow place), so learners can infer its meaning from the components.

Etymology

Ropewalk combines rope and walk, and it originally named the long, narrow path where workers would 'walk' along while twisting fibres into a long rope. So a ropewalk is a long, narrow place for making ropes.