cordage

[ kawr-dij ]

/ ˈkɔr dɪdʒ /

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noun

fiber and wire ropes, lines, hawsers, etc., taken as a whole, especially with reference to the rigging and other equipment of a vessel.

a quantity of wood measured in cords.

Origin of cordage

First recorded in 1480–90; cord + -age

Words nearby cordage

Corbusier, Le, Corby, Corcovado, Corcyra, cord, cordage, Cordarone, cordate, cordate pelvis, Corday, Corday d'Armont

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Example sentences from the Web for cordage

If we can be of service to you in the matter of spare spars, cordage, or gear, you have but to say so.
The Quest of the 'Golden Hope'|Percy F. Westerman
His own position was alongside of her, secured in like manner by ends of cordage.
Overland|John William De Forest
Evidently the buccaneers did not wish to sink us, for they directed their fire principally at our spars and cordage.
The Quest of the 'Golden Hope'|Percy F. Westerman
Secure the cordage, and any other odds and ends you think useful.
His Unknown Wife|Louis Tracy

It was not only the spars and the cordage and the sails we put ashore.
Merchantmen-at-Arms|David W. Bone

British Dictionary definitions for cordage

cordage

/ (ˈkɔːdɪdʒ) /

noun

nautical the lines and rigging of a vessel

an amount of wood measured in cords

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	cordage
释义	cordage [ kawr-dij ] / ˈkɔr dɪdʒ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cordage ON THESAURUS.COM noun fiber and wire ropes, lines, hawsers, etc., taken as a whole, especially with reference to the rigging and other equipment of a vessel. a quantity of wood measured in cords. Origin of cordage First recorded in 1480–90; cord + -age Words nearby cordage Corbusier, Le, Corby, Corcovado, Corcyra, cord, cordage, Cordarone, cordate, cordate pelvis, Corday, Corday d'Armont Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cordage If we can be of service to you in the matter of spare spars, cordage, or gear, you have but to say so. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope'\|Percy F. Westerman His own position was alongside of her, secured in like manner by ends of cordage. Overland\|John William De Forest Evidently the buccaneers did not wish to sink us, for they directed their fire principally at our spars and cordage. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope'\|Percy F. Westerman Secure the cordage, and any other odds and ends you think useful. His Unknown Wife\|Louis Tracy It was not only the spars and the cordage and the sails we put ashore. Merchantmen-at-Arms\|David W. Bone British Dictionary definitions for cordage cordage / (ˈkɔːdɪdʒ) / noun nautical the lines and rigging of a vessel an amount of wood measured in cords Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cordage twine, string, thread, tape, cable, strand, yarn, fiber, lariat, lace, lanyard, lasso, hawser, braiding, braid, twist, snarl, knot, whorl, coil
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cordage

noun

Origin of cordage

Words nearby cordage

Example sentences from the Web for cordage

British Dictionary definitions for cordage

noun

Words related to cordage