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PRONUNCIATION OF TOWROPE

towrope  [ˈtəʊˌrəʊp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOWROPE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Towrope 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 TOWROPE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of towrope in the English dictionary

The definition of towrope in the dictionary is a rope or cable used for towing a vehicle or vessel Also called: towline.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOWROPE


allotrope
ˈæləˌtrəʊp
azeotrope
əˈziːəˌtrəʊp
boltrope
ˈbəʊltˌrəʊp
dragrope
ˈdræɡˌrəʊp
footrope
ˈfʊtˌrəʊp
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
trope
trəʊp
zoetrope
ˈzəʊɪˌtrəʊp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOWROPE

townly
townscape
townsfolk
Townshend
township
townskip
townsman
townsmen
townspeople
Townsville
townswoman
townswomen
townwear
towny
towpath
towplane
towsack
towser
towt
towy

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOWROPE

bell rope
Central Europe
Conventional Forces in Europe
Council of Europe
East Europe
Eastern Europe
Europe
guide rope
guy rope
jump rope
jumping rope
leg rope
leg-rope
Manila rope
money for old rope
skip rope
skipping-rope
the rope
thixotrope
wire rope

Synonyms and antonyms of towrope in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «towrope» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOWROPE

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

Translator English - Chinese

船缆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sirga
570 millions of speakers

English

towrope
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

towrope
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

towrope
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

буксировочный трос
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

towrope
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাতা দড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

câble de remorquage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tunda
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schlepptau
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

引き綱
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

towrope
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Towrope
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

towrope
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

towrope
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

द्विलेख
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çekme halatı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

traina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Trasa linowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

буксирувальний трос
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

towrope
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

towrope
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sleeptou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bogserlinan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

towrope
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of towrope

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOWROPE»

The term «towrope» is normally little used and occupies the 150.274 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOWROPE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOWROPE»

Discover the use of towrope in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to towrope and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Glider Flying Handbook
For both certified glider pilots and students attempting certification in the glider category, this is an unparalleled...
Federal Aviation Administration, 2007
2
Colburn's New Monthly Magazine and Humorist
I was inexpressibly surprised at this speech, which Mrs. Towrope delivered without once taking breath, but I was, at the same time, greatly amused and relieved. The idea of my thinking of bolting without paying up to the last farthing was almost ...
‎1852
3
The New monthly magazine and universal register. [Continued ...
I was inexpressibly surprised at this speech, which Mrs. Towrope delivered without once taking breath, but I was, at the same time, greatly amused and relieved. The idea of my thinking of bolting without paying up to the last farthing was almost ...
‎1852
4
The New Monthly Magazine
I was inexpressibly surprised at this speech, which Mrs. Towrope delivered without once taking breath, but I was, at the same time, greatly amused and relieved. The idea of my thinking of bolting without paying up to the last farthing was almost ...
‎1852
5
The New Monthly Magazine
I was inexpressibly surprised at this speech, which Mrs. Towrope delivered without once taking breath, but I was, at the same time, greatly amused and relieved. The idea of my thinking of bolting without paying up to the last farthing was almost ...
Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, 1852
6
Flying American Combat Aircraft of WWII: 1939-45
We found that this maneuver of leaning over toward the center of the glider in an attempt to line up the towrope with the tow aircraft increased the chances of vertigo, particularly during night flying. Danger of taking off in a low tow position was ...
Robin D. S. Higham, Carol Williams, Abigail T. Siddall, 2004
7
Your Emotional Boat
TOWROPE: A towrope can be used for us to pull other boats, and for other boats to pull us. A towrope is our emotional connection with other boats. Some boats are so concerned with their own journey that they sail right past other boats in ...
Linda Branham, Linda Branham M.Ed., 2008
8
Why Don't Jumbo Jets Flap Their Wings?: Flying Animals, ...
Then the sailplane releases from the tow plane to search for rising air.6 Another technique is to use a powerful winch. A ground crew person stretches the towrope down the runway, with the winch at one end and the sailplane at the other.
David Alexander, 2009
9
Understanding Virtual Reality: Interface, Application, and ...
Towrope. The towrope travel method is only somewhat less restrictive than the ride along. As the name implies, the towrope paradigm works as though the traveler is being towed through the environment [Pausch 1996]. As with a glider plane, ...
William R. Sherman, Alan B. Craig, 2003
10
An Introduction to Electrical Science
In the second illustration, the canal is wider, and the barge is further from the bank, so the towrope assumes a somewhat greater angle than before. Ifwe, again , resolve the force in the towrope (assuming that the same forward resolved force is ...
Adrian Waygood,, 2013

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOWROPE»

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Movie review: 'La Sirga'
Though the perpetrators are never named, there are plenty of allusions in “La Sirga” (The Towrope) to Colombia's infamous drug-fueled guerrilla conflict, and the ... «Boston.com, Mar 13»

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