towrope
Water-skier's lifeline
A towrope is a rope or cable used to pull something—a water skier behind a boat, a disabled vehicle behind another, or a barge behind a tugboat.
The term applies whether the line is actual rope, nylon cord, or steel cable: Grab the towrope and I'll pull you up.
Pull or carry laboriously
- pullForce toward oneself
- dragResistance through fluid
- winchDrum-and-cable lifting mechanism
- hitchTemporary difficulty or snag
trailer · vehicle · flatbed · wrecker · breakdown · roadside · stranded · hookup
Capable of elongation
- durabilityResistance to wear
- load-bearingSustaining structural mass
- heavy-dutyBuilt for hard use
- reinforcedMade more resistant
nylon · polypropylene · braided · synthetic · fiber · shackle · hook · clamp
Vessel's secured resting place
- sailboatWind-propelled watercraft
- marinaRecreational vessel harbor
- yachtLarge pleasure vessel
- dinghySmall auxiliary watercraft
anchor · buoy · deckhand · rigging · knot · helm · keel · mast
Essential connection to safety
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- safetyFreedom from harm
- aidSupport given freely
- strandedLeft without means to leave
recovery · assistance · evacuation · survival · helicopter · flood · avalanche · crevasse
haul
Pull or carry laboriously
hitch · trailer · vehicle · flatbed · wrecker · breakdown · roadside · stranded · hookup · chain
tensile
Capable of elongation
- durabilityResistance to wear
- load-bearingSustaining structural mass
- heavy-dutyBuilt for hard use
reinforced · nylon · polypropylene · braided · synthetic · fiber · shackle · hook · clamp · carabiner
mooring
Vessel's secured resting place
dinghy · anchor · buoy · deckhand · rigging · knot · helm · keel · mast · jib
lifeline
Essential connection to safety
stranded · recovery · assistance · evacuation · survival · helicopter · flood · avalanche · crevasse · rappel
ski
Snow-gliding footwear attachment
- wakeboardTowed aquatic sports platform
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
- kneeboardTowed water platform for kneeling
parasail · speedboat · handle · slack · spotter · wake · hydroplane · tether
- Boating Gearanchor chain, bilge pump, boat hook, bow light, bow line
- towingflatbed, trailer hitch, wrecker, cable, hitch
- water gearswim goggles, swim cap, swimsuit, swimwear, swim trunks
- canal termscanal, Panama Canal, Suez Canal, Erie Canal, lock
- towed watersportswater skiing, waterskiing, wakeboarding, kneeboarding, tubing
towropetow bar
Rigid pulling connector
tow chain · chain · steel cable · tow strap
towropeanchor
Secures ships to seabed
anchor line · mooring line · push bar · brake · dock line