cordage C2 Topic:Transportation US /ˈkɔrdədʒ/ UK /ˈkɔːdɪdʒ/ See IPA manual Freq #184151 Meanings 1 noun cords and ropes considered collectively, especially the ropes used in a ship's rigging Canvas and cordage strained as the vessel turned into the wind. 2 noun an amount of firewood measured in cords The survey recorded the woodland's usable cordage before any trees were cut. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · cords and ropes considered... roperigginglines 2 noun · an amount of firewood... cord measure Word family Related forms cordropetackle Etymology Borrowed from French cordage, from corde ("cord or rope") + -age, a suffix forming collective nouns. Its forestry sense comes from cord as a unit for measuring stacked firewood. Topics Transportation External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # cordage **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkɔrdədʒ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɔːdɪdʒ/ **Frequency rank:** 184151 ## Meanings 1. cords and ropes considered collectively, especially the ropes used in a ship's rigging 2. an amount of firewood measured in cords ## Examples - Canvas and cordage strained as the vessel turned into the wind. - The survey recorded the woodland's usable cordage before any trees were cut. ## Synonyms - rope - rigging - lines ## Related Forms - cord - rope - tackle ## Etymology Borrowed from French cordage, from corde ("cord or rope") + -age, a suffix forming collective nouns. Its forestry sense comes from cord as a unit for measuring stacked firewood. ## Topics - Transportation markdown