Definition
A strong rope sewn around the edge of a sail to prevent tearing and maintain its shape, essential in sailmaking.
Etymology
Nautical compound of 'bolt' (from the verb meaning to fasten securely) and 'rope.' Dating to the age of sailing, this terminology reflects maritime craftsmanship from the 16th century onward.
Kelly Says
The boltrope on historical sailing ships had to be incredibly strong—the forces on a sail during a storm could exceed the weight of the entire ship, making the boltrope the difference between keeping the sail and losing both sail and mast.
Translations
ARالعربية
بولتروپ
bol-tro-p
BNবাংলা
বল্ট্রোপ
bol-tro-p
CACatalà
boltrope
bol-tro-pe
CSČeština
boltrope
bol-tro-pe
DADansk
boltrope
bol-tro-pe
DEDeutsch
Boltrope
bol-tro-pe
ELΕλληνικά
μπολτροπ
bol-tro-p
ESEspañol
boltrópolis
bol-tro-po-lis
FAفارسی
بولتروپ
bol-tro-p
FISuomi
boltrope
bol-tro-pe
FRFrançais
boltrope
bol-tro-p
HEעברית
בולטרופ
bol-tro-p
HIहिन्दी
बोल्ट्रोप
bol-tro-p
HUMagyar
boltrope
bol-tro-pe
IDBahasa Indonesia
boltrope
bol-tro-pe
ITItaliano
boltrope
bol-tro-pe
KO한국어
볼트로프
bol-teo-ro-peu
MSBahasa Melayu
boltrope
bol-tro-pe
MYမြန်မာ
ဘောလ်တရိုပ်
ba-l-tro-p
NLNederlands
boltrope
bol-tro-pe
NONorsk
boltrope
bol-tro-pe
PLPolski
boltrope
bol-tro-pe
PTPortuguês
boltrope
bol-tro-pe
RORomână
boltrope
bol-tro-pe
RUРусский
бортроп
bor-tro-p
SVSvenska
boltrope
bol-tro-pe
SWKiswahili
boltrope
bol-tro-pe
TAதமிழ்
போல்ட்ரோப்
pol-tro-p
TEతెలుగు
బొల్ట్రోప్
bol-tro-p
TRTürkçe
boltrope
bol-tro-pe
UKУкраїнська
бортроп
bor-tro-p
VITiếng Việt
boltrope
bol-tro-pe
ZH中文
博尔特罗普
bó ěr tè luō pǔ