English noun: hangman's rope | |||
| 1. | hangman's rope (artifact) a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging | ||
| Synonyms | halter, hangman's halter, hemp, hempen necktie | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rope | ||
| Part holonym | noose, running noose, slip noose | ||
| Part meronym | gallows | ||