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The work involves using wire rope slings to move rocks safely and much of it takes place on steep slopes, said Brady Smith, public affairs officer for Coconino National Forest.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2024
But on April 22, 1872, disaster struck when a wire rope connected to a skip, or railcar, snapped while lowering 13 miners—most of whom were Cornish—into the shaft.
—John Hanc, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2023
The truck hit a wire rope guardrail, two wooden fences and a tree before coming to a stop, state police said.
—Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 12 Dec. 2022
One of her most important and longest collaborations was with Hassinger, who is best known for her sculptures composed of industrial materials like wire rope, and whose friendship with the artist began with long phone conversations, the kind that, Hassinger said, people just don’t have anymore.
—Lovia Gyarkye, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2020
The braided steel wire rope is also coated in PVC, which provides a tangle-free experience while remaining smooth to the touch.
—Melissa Lee, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2020
The Hyundai also veered into the right shoulder and into the wire rope.
—Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2023
Today, Loos & Company manufactures a wide variety of wire, aircraft cable, and wire rope.
—Hartford Courant, 23 June 2022
The company has pioneered and thrived in the highly critical profession of cable and wire rope manufacturing for use in aerospace flight controls, elevators, rigging, and scaffolding, where human lives are directly at stake.
—Hartford Courant, 23 June 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1832, in the meaning defined above
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“Wire rope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wire%20rope. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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