RIDGE ROPE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Either of a pair of lifelines running alongside the bowsprit of a ship

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ridge rope" is a kind of...):

lifeline (line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning)

Holonyms ("ridge rope" is a part of...):

ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)