cordage

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cordage

  • /ˈkɔːdɪdʒ/ UK

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Borrowed from French cordage.

noun cordages

  1. uncountable Cord (of any type) when viewed as a mass or commodity.
  2. countable, uncountable A set of ropes and cords, especially that used for a ship's rigging. So Juan stood, bewildered on the deck: / The wind sung, cordage strained, and sailors swore […]
  3. countable, obsolete, uncountable An amount of wood measured in cords.

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noun set of ropes and cords

Españolcordaje
Portuguêscordagem, cordame
Françaiscordage
Italianocordame
Русскийсна́сти snásti, такела́ж takeláž
עבריתחֲבָלִים khavalim

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@misc{cordage_2026,
  title = {cordage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cordage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}