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wire rope

n.
Rope made of twisted strands of wire.
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wire rope

n
(Metallurgy) rope made of strands of wire twisted together
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wire′ rope′


n.
a rope made of or containing strands of wire.
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A wire rope led from the foretopmast to the file of mules on the tow-path a hundred yards ahead, and by dint of much banging and swearing and urging, the detachment of drivers managed to get a speed of two or three miles an hour out of the mules against the stiff current.
Switches were changed a mile in advance by pulling a wire rope that passed along the ground by the rail, from station to station.
The lightning spattered the sky as a thrown egg spattered a barn door, but the light was pale blue, not yellow; and looking through my slit bamboo blinds, I could see the great dog standing, not sleeping, in the veranda, the hackles alift on her back, and her feet planted as tensely as the drawn wire rope of a suspension bridge.
The "Steel Wire Rope & Plastic Rope Market by Type of Lay (Regular Lay, Lang Lay), Material Type (PP, PET, Nylon, HMPE, Specialty Fibers), Application (Marine & Fishing, Sports & Leisure, Oil & Gas, Industrial & Crane) & Region - Global Forecast to 2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
The Eurobloc VT2 electric wire rope hoist has been integrated with the new 360[degrees] power slewing jib crane, manufactured by Pelloby, the UK distributor of Verlinde.
First of all, the wire rope on the electronic fence in the area received fluctuate by the invaders, which will produce a series of signals that will be collected by the signal transmission through the communication bus to the total machine.
Displacement measurement of wire rope and broken wire: 1--wire rope; 2--linear displacement transducer Hottiger Tr4; 3--sensor Tr4 frame; 4--linear displacement transducer Hottiger Tr102; 5--sensor Tr102 frame
PLAY OUT THE WIRE ROPE AND STRETCH IT OUT STRAIGHT ON A CLEAN SURFACE, LIKE A PAVED MOTOR POOL.
5 November 2010 - Indian rating agency CARE said it had reaffirmed the PR1+ rating on the INR1.5bn, enhanced from INR1bn, short-term debt of steel wire and wire ropes manufacturer Usha Martin Ltd (BOM:517146).
Its range of product includes manufacturing wire rope slings, cable laid slings, chain slings multi-ply webbing slings, besides twinpath slings, Gator Laid, Gator Flex, Grommets for heavy lifts.
SDDCTEA will also maintain the fifth edition on its web site for wire rope and blocking reference.
"They use wire rope crash barriers in Europe and their safety record is twice it is here.