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Meanings of
cordage
in English
Portuguese
exárcia
Spanish
jarcias
Back to the meaning
Ropes, called lines, that connect and manipulate sails.
Related terms
ship element
nautical term
Portuguese
exárcia
Usage of
cordage
in English
1
Hemp flourishes even to rankness, so that we need not want
cordage
.
2
With that in mind, they bound the long poles together with
cordage
.
3
The standing
cordage
of lumber is no less, only in bulk, girth.
4
It was littered with piles of
cordage
,
fishing nets, and upturned boats.
5
They fought with one another for useless bits of planking and
cordage
.
6
It was a quantity of hemp
cordage
,
for use principally as standing-rigging.
7
There it is shredded and made into
cordage
,
coarse cloth, or paper.
8
Lucy knelt beside her, her shoulder resting against a pile of
cordage
.
9
Of these last the natives make oil, vinegar, flour,
cordage
,
and mats.
10
Some essence is dissolved, some binding
cordage
snaps, or some one dies.
11
Still some new
cordage
to come aboard, but the lads 'ave done well.
12
Quite simply, it is an overhand knot tied using two lengths of
cordage
.
13
And as for
cordage
,
the ships of Syracuse in 200 B.C.-
14
As it dangled among the
cordage
of the bell, I fancied it alive.
15
The part next the anchor secured by
cordage
wrapped round it.
16
Amidst this uncertainty the
cordage
of the sail suddenly gave way.
Other examples for "cordage"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
cordage
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
creak cordage
fresh cordage
new cordage
sever cordage
make cordage
More collocations
Translations for
cordage
Portuguese
exárcia
Spanish
jarcias
Cordage
through the time
Cordage
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common