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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a rope used to guide the movement of the load of a crane
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: rope
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