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Ropewalker

An acrobat who performs a tightrope dance; a ropedancer.

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noun
  1. 1

    An acrobat who performs a tightrope dance; a ropedancer.

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ropedancernounAlternative form of rope dancer. [(dated) A tightrope walker; an acrobat.]

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ropedancernounAlternative form of rope dancer. [(dated) A tightrope walker; an acrobat.]
roperynounA place where ropes are made; ropewalk.
ropernoun(slang) Synonym of outside man (“accomplice who locates a mark to be swindled by a confidence trickster”).
riverdancernounA person who riverdances.
ropemakernounA maker of ropes.
rappellernounOne who rappels (descends by rope).
ropeladdernounAlternative form of rope ladder. [A flexible ladder, constructed of rope, often with wooden rungs, suspended from the top.]
rappelernounOne who rappels (descends by rope).
ropingnounThe act of catching an animal with a rope.
robandnoun(nautical) A ropeband.
rafternoun(architecture) One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.
rappellingnounA system used to descend heights with a rope.
rattler-jumpernounA person who jumps the rattler.
jump ropenoun(uncountable) (also jump-roping, jumping rope) The activity, game or exercise in which a person must jump, bounce or skip repeatedly while a length of rope is swung over and under, both ends held in the hands of the jumper, or alternately, held by two other participants.
risleynoun(uncountable) A placename:
raftsmannounA person who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill; a rafter.
ropenoun(uncountable) Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.
rope-waynounAlternative spelling of ropeway. [A system of cables, slung from towers, from which carriers are suspended to transport materials.]
gift ropenoun(nautical, archaic) A tow rope.
ropebridgenounAlternative spelling of rope bridge. [A suspension bridge constructed chiefly of rope.]

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  • aropewalker
  • theropewalker

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