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Originally Posted by WheresTheBrakes
I'm thinking of the generic use of the word rope..
to say that all ropes on the sailboat are called lines except four..
my reply would be halyards, sheets, vang, outhaul, and even anchor rode..
all of those, when removed from a sailboat, would be called "rope" by the general public ..
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All of those are lines and the general public aren't seamen. And anchor rode describes function only and not the material used much like boat falls can be either wire rope or line. Rode can denote chain, line, or wire rope but not "rope".
Of course, the general public also calls a sheave a pulley and doesn't know starboard from port, either.