wire rope

a rope made of or containing strands of wire twisted together.

Origin of wire rope

First recorded in 1835–45

On the other hand, the acrobat on the wire-rope dare not trust his visual sensations in the maintenance of his equilibrium.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 |Various
A system of this kind can be worked electrically, the wire-rope being employed also for the conveyance of the current.

Twentieth Century Inventions |George Sutherland
Is a man going to lay out dollars on dams and wire-rope slings when he knows that none of them will be any use to him?

A Damaged Reputation |Harold Bindloss
All life died out in the vessel, and no noise was heard except the dull grating of the wire-rope over the wheels at the bows.

The Atlantic Telegraph |William Howard Russell

Here was a little heap of wire-rope, but you had to travel another 20 hours to find the appropriate pulleys.

The Accumulation of Capital |Rosa Luxemburg

wire rope

rope made of strands of wire twisted together