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locked coil rope
Made of specially formed wires assembled in layers of alternate lay about a wire core, which gives a smooth rope, and the entire surface is available for resisting wear. Such ropes are used in the United States for track cables on aerial tramways, and in England as hoisting ropes collieries.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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(Milwaukee, United States)