cordage

[ kawr-dij ]
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noun

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

  2. a quantity of wood measured in cords.

Origin of cordage

1
First recorded in 1480–90; cord + -age

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British Dictionary definitions for cordage

cordage

/ (ˈkɔːdɪdʒ) /

noun

  1. nautical the lines and rigging of a vessel

  2. an amount of wood measured in cords

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