Usually means: Top edge of a sail.
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  7. headrope: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  8. Headrope: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
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▸ noun:  (nautical) The part of a bolt rope that is sewn to the upper edge or head of a sail.

Similar:
headline, head, headgear, footrope, boltrope, headfast, headsheet, headboard, headrail, polehead, more...

Opposite:
tailrope, footrope

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Similar:
headline, head, headgear, footrope, boltrope, headfast, headsheet, headboard, headrail, polehead, more...

Opposite:
tailrope, footrope



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