A heavy rope or chain for mooring a ship
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NONSTRANDED ROPE
A wire rope with the wires in concentric sheaths instead of in strands, and in opposite directions in the different sheaths, giving the rope nonspinning properties. Also known as nonspinning rope.
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MONOCABLE
[MECHENG] An aerial rope way that uses one rope to both support and haul a load.
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MECHANICAL SPLICE
A splice made to terminate wire rope by pressing one or more metal sleeves over the rope junction.
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LENGTH OF LAY
The distance measured along a line parallel to the axis of the rope in which the strand makes one complete turn about the axis of the rope, or the wires make a complete turn about the axis of the strand.
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LEFT-LAID
The lay of a wire or fiber rope or cable in which the individual wires or fibers in the strands are twisted to the right and the left-laid leg strands to the left. Also known as left-handed;
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LANG LAY
A wire rope lay in which the wires of each strand are twisted in the same direction as the strands.
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INDEPENDENT WIRE-ROPE CORE
A core of steel in a wire rope made in accordance with the best practice and design, either bright (uncoated) galvanized or drawn galvanized wire.
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BOLTROPE
A strong rope stitched to edges of a sail
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CORDAGE
Ropes in the rigging of a ship
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BELAY
To secure a rope by winding on a pin or cleat
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