| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. That part of a boltrope which is sewed to the upper edge or head of a sail.[Websters]. | |
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Date "HEADROPE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1888. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HEADROPE
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| Food & Agriculture | The principal upper frame rope of a net (such as gill net or trawl) to which the netting is attached. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Mining | In any system of rope haulage, the rope that is used to pull the loaded transportation device toward the discharge point. In scraper loader work, the headrope pulls the loaded scoop from the face to the dumping point. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
