ridgerope
English
Etymology
From
ridge
+
rope
?
Noun
ridgerope
(
plural
ridgeropes
)
(
nautical
)
A
lifeline
.
References
“
ridgerope
”, in
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary
, Springfield, Mass.:
G. & C. Merriam
,
1913
,
→OCLC
.