cordage

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French cordage. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːdɪdʒ/ === Noun === cordage (countable and uncountable, plural cordages) (uncountable) Cord (of any type) when viewed as a mass or commodity. (nautical) A set of ropes and cords, especially that used for a ship's rigging. (obsolete) An amount of wood measured in cords. ==== Hyponyms ==== (a set of ropes used on a ship): buntline, clewline, cringle, cunningham, downhaul, footrope, guy, halyard, horse, lift, outhaul, sheet, shroud, stay, tack ==== Holonyms ==== (a set of ropes used on a ship): rigging ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === From corde +‎ -age. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔʁ.daʒ/ === Noun === cordage m (plural cordages) rope (especially for a vessel) === Further reading === “cordage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012