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GLOSSARY

aircraft cables Strands, cords, and wire ropes made of specialstrength wire
primarily for aircraft controls and miscellaneous uses in the aircraft industry.

anchor cable Chain, line, wire, or a combination of them used to attach a vessel
to its anchor.

ASTM International Originally known as the American Society of Testing and
Materials. Publishes many standards on the subjects of wire rope design and
manufacture and the materials used to make it.

belay To secure a rope with turns around a cleat or bit.
bend Knot used to join two ropes.

bight A loop in a length of chain or rope.

bitt Wood or iron post on a deck for securing mooring lines or towlines.

bitter end The nonworking end of a line or chain.
bollard Iron mooring post on a pier.

breaking strength Load required to break a synthetic or wire rope under
tension.

cable A term loosely applied to wire ropes, wire strands, and electrical
conductors.

cable clamp A style of hardware that consists of a threaded U-bolt and saddle.
chafe To wear or fray a rope.

clew The lower after corner of a fore-and-aft sail.

coat The outer covering of two-part rope.

coil Neat circles of rope, line, or chain piled to keep the loops free of tangles.
construction Refers to the design of wire rope, including number of strands,

number of wires per strand, and the arrangement of wires in each strand.
cord Refers to small sizes of wire ropes.

cordage Rope or ropelike material varying in size from twine to hawser; in
nautical handiwork, rope of less than ½ inch (12 mm) diameter, or small stuff.

core The inner section of two-part rope; the member of a wire rope about which
the strands are laid. The member may be fiber, a wire strand, or an independent
wire rope.