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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Guide rope. Aëronautics A rope hung from a balloon or dirigible so as trail along the ground for about half its length, used to preserve altitude automatically, by variation of the length dragging on the ground, without loss of ballast or gas.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 guide rope
      n : a rope used to guide the movement of the load of a crane