Such a rope is weaker than a hawser-laid rope of equal size, but by reason of its construction it is more elastic and is therefore used where elasticity is the chief requirement, as in towing.
Intsontelo enjalo ayomelelanga kunaleyo ilingana nayo, kodwa ngenxa yento eyakhelwe yona iyareka kwaye isetyenziswa xa kufuneka intsontelo erekayo, umzekelo xa kurhuqwa into.