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Snake

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-005419

To spiral a thin line around a thicker rope, laying it in the grooves between the rope's strands, a treatment also called worming. The wound line fills the lay of the rope and prepares it for parcelling and serving. Snaking differs from seizing, which binds two ropes or parts together with turns of small stuff.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-005419
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMarine and shipyard
TranslationsGerman: Takeln; Spanish: enrollar en espiral; French: serpenter
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005419",
  "term": "Snake",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To spiral a thin line around a thicker rope, laying it in the grooves between the rope's strands, a treatment also called worming. The wound line fills the lay of the rope and prepares it for parcelling and serving. Snaking differs from seizing, which binds two ropes or parts together with turns of small stuff.",
  "subject": "Marine and shipyard",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Takeln",
    "es": "enrollar en espiral",
    "fr": "serpenter"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/snake/"
}

Record 5,859 of 7,291 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.