cordage
[ kawr-dij ]
/ ˈkɔr dɪdʒ /
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.
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Corbusier, Le, Corby, Corcovado, Corcyra, cord, cordage, Cordarone, cordate, cordate pelvis, Corday, Corday d'Armont
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cordage
/ (ˈkɔːdɪdʒ) /
noun
nautical the lines and rigging of a vessel
an amount of wood measured in cords
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