noun
Meaning 1
A place where rope is made, a rope factory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ropery
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ropewalk
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noun
Meaning 2
A long straight narrow lane, or a covered pathway, where long strands of material were laid before being twisted into rope.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Any narrow walkway that has rope handrails.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rope yard
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: workplace, work
History
Etymology
From rope + walk.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: въжарска работилница (vǎžarska rabotilnica) — rope factory
- Greek: σχοινοποιείο (schoinopoieío) — rope factory
- Hebrew: חַבְלִיָּה (kavliya) — rope factory
- Macedonian: јажа́рница (jažárnica) — rope factory
- German: Reeperbahn — long narrow lane