ridge rope

/rɪdʒ roʊp/
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Definitions of ridge rope
  1. noun
    either of a pair of lifelines running alongside the bowsprit of a ship
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    type of:
    lifeline
    line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning
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