bolt rope

See also: boltrope, and bolt-rope

English

Alternative forms

• boltrope
• bolt-rope

Noun

bolt rope (plural bolt ropes)

1. (nautical) Rope sewn around the edges of a sail to prevent tearing or fraying.
   • 1858, P.L. Simmonds, A Dictionary of Trade Products, Commercial, Manufacturing, and Technical Terms‎^[1], London, New York: G. Rutledge & Co., page 44:

     Bolt rope, a rope sewed to the edges of a sail to strengthen them and prevent their splitting.

Translations

A rope sewn around the edge of a sail

• Catalan: ralinga
• Finnish: liesma (fi)
• Galician: relinga f
• Irish: aighre f
• Italian: gratile m