rope yard

1. 1.

   workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made

   Synonymsropewalk

   Broaderworkplace

Questions about rope yard

What does rope yard mean?

rope yard means "workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made".

What is another word for rope yard?

Close synonyms include ropewalk. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rope yard a common word?

rope yard is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.