Cordage
[kawr-dij] /ˈkɔr dɪdʒ/
noun
1.
fiber and wire ropes, lines, hawsers, etc., taken as a whole, especially with reference to the rigging and other equipment of a vessel.
2.
a quantity of wood measured in .
/ˈkɔːdɪdʒ/
noun
1.
(nautical) the lines and rigging of a vessel
2.
an amount of wood measured in cords
n.
“ropes, especially on a ship,” late 15c., from Old French cordage, from corde “cord” (see cord).
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