Cordage (Noun)
Meaning 1
The ropes in the rigging of a ship.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The fraying cordage needed to be replaced before the ship set sail.
- Rusting hardware and rotten cordage plagued the vessel.
- Checking the cordage for damage was part of the pre-voyage routine.
- Strong gusts snapped a piece of cordage loose on the rigging.
- Decades-old cordage held fast on the historical tall ship's mast.
Meaning 2
The amount of wood in an area as measured in cords.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.