noun
- ropes placed along the sides of a ship’s gangway or ladder to serve as handholds
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The sailors gripped the manropes tightly as they climbed aboard.
- Without the manropes, boarding the ship in rough seas would be dangerous.
- The captain ordered new manropes to be installed on both sides of the gangway.
- She steadied herself using the manropes as the ship rolled in the waves.
- The worn manropes were replaced before the next voyage.
- Passengers were instructed to hold onto the manropes when boarding.