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ropewalk
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun ropewalk has 1 sense
- ropewalk(n = noun.artifact) rope yard - workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made; Array is a kind of work, workplace
CIDE DICTIONARY
ropewalk, a.
A long, covered walk, or a low, level building, where ropes are manufactured. [1913 Webster]
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