plural of frozen rope

A rope hung from a balloon or dirigible so as to trail along the ground for about half its length, used to preserve altitude automatically, by variation of the length dragging on the ground, without loss of ballast or gas.

plural of devil's rope

Mortal sin. / An open branching shrub (Cylindropuntia imbricata) with cylindrical joints, which are covered with short raised ridges like the plait of a rope.

A rope used to tether a horse when not in use.

A few feet of rawhide rope which Cheyenne dog soldiers used to attach themselves to the ground with a picket pin when a last-ditch defence was called for

simple past tense and past participle of rope off

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rope off

A burning sensation in the hands after sliding down a rope too rapidly.

A type of wall obstacle in an obstacle course with a flat straight vertical wall and a rope that is used to assist in climbing up the wall, and another rope to assist descending the reverse side of the wall.