CORDAGE

cordage

(noun) the ropes in the rigging of a ship

cordage

(noun) the amount of wood in an area as measured in cords

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cordage (countable and uncountable, plural cordages)

(nautical) A set of ropes and cords, especially that used for a ship's rigging.

(obsolete) An amount of wood measured in cords.

Hyponyms

• (a set of ropes used on a ship): buntline, clewline, cringle, cunningham, downhaul, footrope, guy, halyard, horse, lift, outhaul, sheet, shroud, stay, tack

Holonyms

• (a set of ropes used on a ship): rigging

Source: Wiktionary


Cord"age (krd"j), n. Etym: [F. cordage. See Cord.]

Definition: Ropes or cords, collectively; hence, anything made of rope or cord, as those parts of the rigging of a ship which consist of ropes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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