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PRONUNCIATION OF FOOTROPE

footrope  [ˈfʊtˌrəʊp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOOTROPE

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Footrope is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOOTROPE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

footrope

Footrope

Each yard on a square or gaff rigged sailing ship is equipped with a footrope for sailors to stand on while setting or stowing the sails. Formerly, the footrope was the rope sewn along the lower edge of a square sail, and the rope below the yards was called the horse or Flemish horse. These terms will be encountered when reading the classic 18th and 19th century sailing manuals, and may still be used today when referring to older ships. Although square sails are mostly worked from the deck, in order to be properly stowed (and released from this stowage) they must be folded by hand and tied to the yard with gaskets. This requires sailors to go aloft, during which time they stand on the footropes. The ropes are made of either fibre or wire, and are almost always protected from wear by being wormed, parcelled and served, so that the visible outer coating is of tarred thin line. They are attached to the yard via the jackstays or "handrails" to which the sails are also fastened, tied on with many turns of thin line.

Definition of footrope in the English dictionary

The definition of footrope in the dictionary is the part of a boltrope to which the foot of a sail is stitched. Other definition of footrope is a rope fixed so as to hang below a yard to serve as a foothold.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOOTROPE


allotrope
ˈæləˌtrəʊp
azeotrope
əˈziːəˌtrəʊp
boltrope
ˈbəʊltˌrəʊp
dragrope
ˈdræɡˌrəʊp
grope
ɡrəʊp
headrope
ˈhedˌrəʊp
heliotrope
ˈhiːlɪəˌtrəʊp
lycanthrope
ˈlaɪkənˌθrəʊp
manrope
ˈmænˌrəʊp
misanthrope
ˈmɪzənˌθrəʊp
phalarope
ˈfæləˌrəʊp
philanthrope
ˈfɪlənˌθrəʊp
pyrope
ˈpaɪrəʊp
rheotrope
ˈriːəˌtrəʊp
rope
rəʊp
tightrope
ˈtaɪtˌrəʊp
towing-rope
ˌtəʊɪŋˈrəʊp
towrope
ˈtəʊˌrəʊp
trope
trəʊp
zoetrope
ˈzəʊɪˌtrəʊp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOOTROPE

footplate
footplate worker
footplateman
footplatemen
footplatewoman
footpost
footprint
footpump
footrace
footrest
foots
footsie
footslog
footslogged
footslogger
footslogging
footsore
footsoreness
footstalk
footstall

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOOTROPE

Central Europe
Conventional Forces in Europe
Council of Europe
East Europe
Eastern Europe
emmetrope
Europe
garden heliotrope
hemitrope
jump rope
jumping rope
Manila rope
money for old rope
phototrope
skip rope
skipping-rope
the rope
thixotrope
winter heliotrope
wire rope

Synonyms and antonyms of footrope in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «footrope» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOOTROPE

Find out the translation of footrope to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of footrope from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «footrope» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

footrope
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

relinga inferior
570 millions of speakers

English

footrope
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

footrope
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

footrope
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

грунтропа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

arraçal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

footrope
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bourrelet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Footrope
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Grundtau
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

footrope
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

footrope
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Footrope
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

footrope
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

footrope
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पदवी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

footrope
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

footrope
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pertę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

грунтропа
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

grandeea marginii de întinsură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κάτω γραντιού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

footrope
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

underteln
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

snurpevaieren
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of footrope

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOOTROPE»

The term «footrope» is used very little and occupies the 176.736 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOOTROPE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about footrope

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOOTROPE»

Discover the use of footrope in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to footrope and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
period, Small Mesh Area 2 is defined by straight lines connecting the following points in the order stated: Small Mesh Area 2 [April 1 -April 30] (iv) Raised footrope trawl. Vessels fishing with trawl gear must configure it in such a way that, when ...
2
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 50, Wildlife and ...
(4) Large footrope trawl gear. Large footrope gear is bottom trawl gear with a footrope diameter larger than 8 inches (20 cm) (including rollers, bobbins or other material encircling or tied along the length of the footrope). Fishing with bottom ...
Office of the Federal Register, 2010
3
16 CFR Commercial Practices: CFR Parts 1000 to End
(4) Large footrope trawl gear. Large footrope gear is bottom trawl gear with a footrope diameter larger than 8 inches (20 cm) (including rollers, bobbins or other material encircling or tied along the length of the footrope). Fishing with bottom ...
Office of The Federal Register, 2013
4
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 50, Wildlife and ...
(4) Large footrope trawl gear. Large footrope gear is bottom trawl gear with a footrope diameter larger than 8 inches (20 cm) (including rollers, bobbins or other material encircling or tied along the length of the footrope). Fishing with bottom ...
Office of the Federal Register (U S ), 2012
5
L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
Double-walled codends are prohibited. (5) Large and small footrope trawl gear. Large footrope trawl gear is bottom trawl gear, as specified at §660.302, with a footrope diameter larger than 8 inches (20 cm) (including rollers. bobbins or other  ...
6
Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries: Parts 600 - 659
(C) The footrope must be longer than the length of the headrope, but not more than 20 ft (6.1 m) longer than the length of the headrope. The footrope must be rigged so that it does not contact the ocean bottom while fishing. (D) The raised ...
Griffes, 2006
7
CFR
The top and bottom legs must be equal in length, with no extensions. The total length of ground cables and legs must not be greater than 40 fathoms (73 m) from the doors to wingends. (C) The footrope must be longer than the length of the ...
8
King Crabs of the World: Biology and Fisheries Management
main footrope of a commercial Bering Sea combination trawl to capture crabs that passed under the trawl footrope. Three different styles of footrope were tested ranging from heavy, low-clearance rockhopper gear with closely spaced bobbins  ...
Bradley G. Stevens, 2014
9
26 CFR Internal Revenue: CFR Parts 1.441-1.500
(16) GOM Grate Raised Footrope Trawl Exempted Whiting Fishery. Vessels subject to the minimum mesh size restrictions specified in paragraphs (a)(3) or (4 ) of this section may fish with, use, and possess in the GOM Grate Raised Footrope ...
Office of The Federal Register, 2013
10
Responsible Fisheries in the Marine Ecosystem
Whilst a bare-chain footrope might appear relatively light and benign, it may undercut and shear off or topple bottom structures or organisms. Alternatively, bobbins and rollers may appear dangerously large and heavy, but in fact spread the ...
Michael Sinclair, Grimur Valdimarsson, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOOTROPE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term footrope is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Easy Solution for Shrimpers and Smelt Alike
The researchers placed 10 battery-powered green LEDs at the mouth of one net, tying them to the “footrope” on its bottom side. The other net ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
2
Trawling has “negligible” effect on soft-bottom
... in the Fishery Bulletin, found that California's largely soft-bottom seafloor saw little lasting impacts from trawling with a small-footrope trawl. «World Fishing, Mar 15»
3
Bottom trawling gets a bum rap, CSUMB study finds.
... from small footrope trawl gear, the study concludes. Yet most of the state waters and much of the federal waters are closed to bottom trawling. «Monterey County Weekly, Mar 15»
4
Bottom trawling not as bad for California sea life
... Pomona College found that California's largely soft-bottom sea floor saw negligible lasting impacts from small-footrope trawling equipment. «89.3 KPCC, Feb 15»
5
Scientists, Fishermen Test Strategies To Reduce Trawl Bycatch …
Fishing line/Footrope. (Photo courtesy NOAA Fisheries: Carwyn Hammond). Harris says there's really only three ways to minimize those ... «Alaska Public Radio Network, Jan 15»
6
Pen Pals: artist Mona Fairbanks connects with English knot expert
Recently Fairbanks struck up a pen pal friendship with Des Pawson of Footrope Knots, a Museum of Knots & Sailor's Ropework, in England. «My Edmonds News, Oct 14»
7
Father and Son Bond as Shipmates
Sam sidles out along the footrope to the end of the yard and hefts the clew lashing, a length of braided line that is fastened to a wooden pulley ... «California Report, Oct 12»
8
Industry trials slash bycatch and fish discards
Unlike traditional beam trawl gear, the roller ball system involves replacing the standard hopper footrope with rubber rollers. This allows the ... «FIS, Jul 12»
9
Just the shrimp, ma'am: 'Bycatch reduction devices' catch on
He and Hannah are also looking at other changes to shrimp trawl gear – like changes in footrope configuration – which may result in reducing ... «KVAL, Mar 12»
10
Casting his net
At the bottom of the web, a footrope with the sinkers will be attached, and tied every two-mesh width. With the net knitted, Temple will then put in ... «Clarenville Packet, Apr 11»

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