each of the side ropes to a gangway or ladder of a ship

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Definition of each of the side ropes to a gangway or ladder of a ship in English English dictionary

manrope

Halting for an instant at the foot of the ladder, and with both hands grasping the ornamental knobs of the man-ropes, Father Mapple cast a look upwards, and then with a truly sailor-like but still reverential dexterity, hand over hand, mounted the steps as if ascending the main-top of his vessel.

Hyphenation

each of the side ropes to a gang·way or lad·der of a ship