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.
Intambo enje eyomeleleyo kune ntambo eyomeleleyo yentsimbi elingana nesayizi kodwa ngenxa yesizathu solwakhiwo ibanelastiki engamandla kwaye kungoko isetyenziswa njengemfuno zenkosi apha ekutsaleni.