The Collaborative International Dictionary
Boltrope \Bolt"rope`\, n. (Naut.) A rope stitched to the edges of a sail to strengthen the sail.
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n. (alternative spelling of bolt-rope English)
Usage examples of "boltrope".
His rougher and coarser companion, Boltrope, is drawn with scarcely less skill, and with a no less vigorous hand.
Spalato, rendered tedious by capricious winds varying from a furious bora, shrieking down from the north and blowing the foretopmast staysail from its boltrope to very gentle breezes right aft that often died away to a flat calm, and by the hazardous nature of the Dalmatian coast with its many islands, not to say vile reefs, Stephen spent much of his time aloft, at the topmast cross-trees.
I really believe we should have had her, if both main and fore topsails had not blown out of their boltropes at the same moment.
Leopard was almost becalmed, while on the crest the full force of the wind struck her, threatening to tear her sails from their boltropes or to carry away her masts: even worse, she lost some of her way at the bottom, whereas she needed all her speed to outrun the following seas, for if they were to overtake her she would be pooped, smothered in a mass of breaking water.
The sail backwinded with a bang which tore through boltrope and sheet.
Canvas cascaded from the yards with a crack and a slither of boltropes.
He picked himself up, glanced aloft - the upper masts had held, though the main topgallantsail had blown from its boltropes - and then leant far out over the rail to view the land.