[
US
/ˈkɔɹdədʒ/
]
[ UK /kˈɔːdɪdʒ/ ]
[ UK /kˈɔːdɪdʒ/ ]
NOUN
- the ropes in the rigging of a ship
- the amount of wood in an area as measured in cords
How To Use cordage In A Sentence
- It can be spun into a filament that is useful for making rope, webbing and cordage.
- One was the use of stinging nettle fibres for cordage.
- Hemp, or _Cannabis sativa_, from which we possibly derive the modern term canvas, was known to the ancients and used by them for rope and cordage and occasionally for cloth. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861
- It's nice to have a few yards of paracord in your pocket, but all kinds of vegetation can be pressed into service to make ropes and cordage.
- The fibrous rind is not less useful; it is manufactured into a kind of cordage, mats and floor-cloths. Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation
- Jake, knowing me more than anyone, knew this, and had make a two-person swing out of wood and cordage.
- 'His voice namely incredibly very gentle and soft, mention ugg boots life person's pendency namely a cordage.
- He put a stock of food and water aboard, made certain the boat had mast, cordage, sail, and backstaff, then sent the prisoners into it.
- The coarser parts are used for cordage, which is very serviceable. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics
- The trade went in both directions: there was already a surplus of cordage and sailcloth that was traded on to Constantinople while there was a booming import-export business to Riga.