a rope serving as a handrail along a gangway, ladder, etc.
manrope in American English
(ˈmænˌroup)
noun
Nautical
a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail
Word origin
[1760–70; man1 + rope]This word is first recorded in the period 1760–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: genre, ingrain, letdown, lockup, toggle