cordage
Americannoun
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fiber and wire ropes, lines, hawsers, etc., taken as a whole, especially with reference to the rigging and other equipment of a vessel.
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a quantity of wood measured in cords.
noun
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nautical the lines and rigging of a vessel
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an amount of wood measured in cords
Etymology
Origin of cordage
Example Sentences
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Radiocarbon testing of the cordage and caulk indicates the boat was built between the 4th and 3rd centuries BCE.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 16, 2026
Only its president and treasurer knew that the cordage trust was hobbled by overproduction, a lack of credit and the evaporation of its working capital.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2024
Moving through the darkened holds of a replica of Christopher Columbus’s ship, visitors on a recent afternoon marveled at the tangle of compasses, cordage and barrels.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
The pendant's maker drilled a hole in the tooth to allow for some sort of now-lost cordage.
From Reuters ● May 3, 2023
All that day the rope gangs were kept busy sending down wood, spikes, cordage, tools and repair materials.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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