Plural of backrope; multiple ropes used for stabilization and support.
Regular English plural of 'backrope' formed by adding '-s'.
In sailing, backropes (part of a ship's rigging) work in concert with dozens of other ropes to create a system so precisely balanced that sailors could almost 'read' which ropes were under stress by watching how the ship moved.
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