"cordage" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɔːdɪdʒ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cordage.wav [Southern-England] Forms: cordages [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French cordage. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|cordage}} French cordage Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cordage (countable and uncountable, plural cordages)
  1. (uncountable) Cord (of any type) when viewed as a mass or commodity. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-cordage-en-noun-JMBsQODf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 45 6
  2. (nautical) A set of ropes and cords, especially that used for a ship's rigging. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Nautical Holonyms (a set of ropes used on a ship): rigging Translations (set of ropes and cords): такелаж (takelaž) [masculine] (Bulgarian), köysistö (Finnish), cordage [masculine] (French), חֲבָלִים (khavalim) [masculine, plural] (Hebrew), kordagaro (Ido), сна́сти (snásti) [plural] (Russian), такела́ж (takeláž) [masculine] (Russian), tågvirke [neuter] (Swedish), tågverk [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-cordage-en-noun-Uk8XAzQC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 45 6 Topics: nautical, transport Hyponyms (a set of ropes used on a ship): buntline, clewline, cringle, cunningham, downhaul, footrope, guy, halyard, horse, lift, outhaul, sheet, shroud, stay, tack Disambiguation of 'a set of ropes used on a ship': 11 86 3 Disambiguation of 'a set of ropes used on a ship': 11 86 3 Disambiguation of 'set of ropes and cords': 20 67 12
  3. (obsolete) An amount of wood measured in cords. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cordage-en-noun-o8I56dTk

Inflected forms

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