The riding scope of a vessel's cable should be at least three times the depth of water under her, but it must vary with the amount of wind and nature of the bottom.
·noun Extended area. II. Scope ·noun Length; extent; sweep; as, scope of cable. III. Scope ·vt To ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·- A combining form usually signifying an instrument for viewing (with the eye) or observing (in any...