CORDAGE


Meaning of CORDAGE in English

/kawr"dij/ , n.

1. fiber and wire ropes, lines, hawsers, etc., taken as a whole, esp. with reference to the rigging and other equipment of a vessel.

2. a quantity of wood measured in cords.

[ 1480-90; CORD + -AGE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .