Nowadays the term is applied to any long length of heavy rope, cordage or wire, which is specially fitted and supplied to a ship
Kule mihla yethu eli gama lisetyenziswa nakweyiphi intambo enzima enobukhulu obude, intambo ezingumlinganiselwa okanye ucingo, oluthi ngokubalulekileyo lulinganiswe kwaye luthunyelwe kwinqanawa.