footrope

foot·rope

noun \-ˌrōp\

Definition of FOOTROPE

1

: the part of a boltrope sewed to the lower edge of a sail

2

: a rope rigged below a yard for crew members to stand on

First Known Use of FOOTROPE

1769

Rhymes with FOOTROPE

aslope, boltrope, borescope, downslope, elope, fly dope, gantelope, glide slope, jump rope, manrope, myope, nightscope, North Slope, pyrope, sandsoap, skip rope, soft-soap, tightrope, towrope, upslope, white hope, wire rope