noun
- A rope used to guide the movement of the load of a crane. .
by WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
A rope hung from a
balloon or dirigible so as trail along the
ground for about half its length,
used to preserve altitude automatically, by
variation of the length dragging on the
ground, without
loss of
ballast or
gas.
by Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary