What does cordage mean?
Definitions for cordage
ˈkɔr dɪdʒcordage
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Princeton's WordNet
cordagenoun
the amount of wood in an area as measured in cords
cordagenoun
the ropes in the rigging of a ship
Wiktionary
cordagenoun
A set of ropes and cords, especially that used for a ship's rigging.
cordagenoun
An amount of wood measured in cords.
Etymology: From cordage.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Cordagenoun
A quantity of cords; the ropes of a ship.
Etymology: from cord.
They fastened their ships to the ground, and rid at anchor with cables of iron chains, having neither canvas nor cordage. Walter Raleigh, Essay 1.
Spain furnished a sort of rush called spartum, useful for cordage and other parts of shipping. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.
To the cordage glued
The sailor, and the pilot to the helm. James Thomson, Winter.
ChatGPT
cordage
Cordage refers to ropes, strings, or cords made from various types of fiber, often used in crafting, building, sailing, or other activities requiring binding or fastening materials.
Webster Dictionary
Cordagenoun
ropes or cords, collectively; hence, anything made of rope or cord, as those parts of the rigging of a ship which consist of ropes
Etymology: [F. cordage. See Cord.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
cordage
A general term for the running-rigging of a ship, as also for rope of any size which is kept in reserve, and for all stuff to make ropes.--Cable-laid cordage. Ropes, the three strands of which are composed of three other strands, as are cables and cablets. (See ROPE.)
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cordage in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cordage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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