knotted rope

collocation in English

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knotted
adjective
uk
/ˈnɒt.ɪd/us
/ˈnɑː.t̬ɪd/
joined by having been tied together in a knot, or containing a knot ...
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rope
noun
uk
/rəʊp/us
/roʊp/
(a piece of) strong, thick string made of long ...
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The tomb was closed with aknottedrope, and the rope impressed with a clay seal.
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In medieval architecture, theknottedropewas indispensable for architects, because it allowed the construction of equilateral and right-angled triangles, as well as circles.
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A log attached to aknottedropewas thrown into the water, trailing behind the ship.
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One scene shows theknottedropebeing twisted onto his eyes.
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A carved wooden stick, which carries aknottedropeand the other side a pig's bladder, a globe, is the instrument that usually hit bystanders who observe this holiday.
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The houseguests were attached to a long, winding,knottedrope, and had to crawl, climb, and untie the rope to get to the end, all while in freezing cold water.
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Splices are preferred toknottedrope, since while a knot typically reduces the strength by 20-40%, a splice is capable of attaining a rope's full strength.
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The terms knot and log are derived from the practice of using a log tied to aknottedropeas a method of gauging the speed of a ship.
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An iron ball attached to the leg was used as a punishment for some times in the late 18th century, as was flogging with a tarred orknottedrope.
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The faade is divided by two string courses of knotted ropes.
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It consists of a wooden frame bordering a set of knotted ropes.
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In the first stage, the castaways would race to untie knotted ropes to free a ring.
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