top-rope (English, noun)
expansion: top-rope (plural top-ropes)
Senses:
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: A rope used for hoisting and lowering a topmast, and for other purposes.
topics: climbing
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A rope, used for the climber's safety, which runs from a belayer at the foot of a route through one or more carabiners connected to an anchor system at the top of the route and back down to the climber, usually attaching to the climber by means of a harness.
Forms:
form: top-ropes
tags: plural