noun
- a long, narrow building or covered area where ropes are manufactured by twisting fibers together
Usage: historical; nautical
Examples
- The old ropewalk stretched for nearly a quarter mile along the waterfront.
- Workers in the ropewalk would walk backwards while spinning the hemp fibers into rope.
- The naval shipyard included a massive ropewalk for producing rigging.
- Few ropewalks remain today, as modern rope manufacturing uses different methods.
- The historic ropewalk has been converted into a museum showcasing traditional rope-making techniques.