Statements (19)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:car
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gptkbp:characteristic |
long narrow building
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gptkbp:etymology |
from 'rope' and 'walk' (the process of walking backwards while twisting rope)
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gptkbp:foundIn |
shipyards
industrial areas |
gptkbp:historicalName |
naval rope production
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ropewalk
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gptkbp:length |
can be several hundred meters
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gptkbp:material |
cotton
hemp synthetic fibers manila |
gptkbp:notableExample |
Chatham Dockyard Ropewalk
Ropery at the Royal Naval Dockyard, Halifax |
gptkbp:obsoletes |
largely replaced by modern machinery
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gptkbp:processor |
twisting fibers into rope
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gptkbp:usedFor |
making rope
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Naval_Port_of_Karlskrona
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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