Rope/Line Terminology Question

[CaptainForce]

I think the tow rope would be a line or a painter! Wire rope is a more commonly used alternative to complete the seven,

[sailaway21]

A "tow rope" could be rather a painter, a sea painter, or a towing hawser or line. I'd expect that on inland waters it might be referred to as a tow rope, in much the same way that 1000' ore carriers are called "boats" when they are demonstrably not boats.