In the classic version, the energy is stored in a twisted rope.

The waist itself becomes tight, like a twisted rope; transparency is reduced and views to the outside are limited.

They had slacked the twisted ropes off before leaving.

A woman sat behind the table, a massive woman with a face like stone and arms like twisted ropes.

It is a type of catapult that uses torsional pressure, generally from twisted rope, to store energy for the shot.

In action the spoke was forced down, against the tension of twisted ropes or other springs, by a windlass, and then suddenly released.

It is not as round as twisted rope and coarser to the touch.

The threads were thin as gossamer, stronger than twisted ropes of steel.

The girl's body is now a narrow, twisted rope from which her fingers protrude.

They were powered by twisted rope and hair.