Sentence examples for system of ropes from inspiring English sources
The tarp was propped across several pine trees beyond center field with a system of ropes and supports.
He eventually contracted polio, and built a system of ropes and pulleys to help him in and out of bed.
Eight men use a system of ropes to swing it up to 100 yards from the north to the south transepts of the cathedral.
As you climb, you hang from branches with a system of ropes known as a motion lanyard, placing your feet lightly on the trunk and the stronger branches.
A renewed experiment in 1986 revived the tradition and discovered that 15 men sufficed to move a medium-sized statue over the ground in upright position by jerking it ahead with a system of ropes.
Whether or not it's been lifted where you live, assume it is still in full force and rig up a system of ropes, pulleys, empty Ecover bottles and sticky-backed plastic to convey every last drop of household water to your thirsty petunias; the more complicated the better.
Grand Servant Superseding Apparatus for Doing Every Kind of Household Work &c, &c, &c.' Inside each window are different steam-powered machines with elaborate systems of ropes and pulleys for rocking the baby or ironing the clothes or turning the cooking spit.
An elaborate system of winches, ropes, and pulleys made it possible to change every part of a setting by turning a single winch.
There, I invented a silly language, stockpiled ersatz weapons, drafted a constitution, laid booby traps and rigged an intricate system of climbing ropes, all arranged around a spot I called the Inner Sanctum, a hidden space behind a boulder.
Because the Athenians were a great naval power, experts speculate that they adeptly used a system of pulleys, ropes, and wood cranes to tow and lift the marble blocks.
Cablecam uses a system of synthetic ropes rather than optical cables to support and guide the cameras through the air, and it can carry more weight, meaning it can support the larger cameras used in big-budget moviemaking and is generally preferred by film companies and directors.
