thick rope

collocation in English

meaningsofthickandrope

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thick
adjective
uk
/θɪk/us
/θɪk/
having a large distance between ...
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rope
noun
uk
/rəʊp/us
/roʊp/
(a piece of) strong, thick string made of long ...
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(Definition ofthickandropefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A second grasps the pachyderm by the tail and opines that an elephant is a shortthickrope.
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Evidence for this theory comes in the form of 4mmthickropeimprints on clay which was then preserved accidentally.
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His charioteer sat on athickropenet connecting the platform to the horses.
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Since combining several slivers produces a verythickropeof cotton fibres, directly after being combined the slivers are separated into rovings.
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Thethickropehas other ropes woven around it and several poles.
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Some crate contractors looped a semi-circular piece ofthickropethrough a hole in each reinforcing strut for use as a flexible handle.
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The castaways and loved ones would have to untangle the ropes to allow them to progress along thethickrope.
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Another was a 1-cmthickropefound wrapped around both propeller shafts.
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This configuration made the entire recoil system vulnerable to enemy gunfire, and it was protected to some extent in the field by being wound withthickrope.
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The first castaway and loved one to reach the end of thethickropewould win the castaway and their loved one would go on a picnic.
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It is usually square or rectangle, but sometimes round, made ofthickrope, with cinch ropes extending from the corners, and in some designs, the edges.
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Carding combs the tangled lap into athickropeor sliver of 1/2 inch in diameter, and removes the shorter fibres creating a stronger yarn.
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Usually there are 12 hinges that hold the drum head to the wooden trunk using thick ropes.
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These structures were lifted with thick ropes attached around the pyramid top and base.
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