Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cordage

/ˈkɔːdɪdʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.94 in modern English

Syllables: cordage
IPA: /ˈkɔːdɪdʒ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Cord (of any type) when viewed as a mass or commodity.

Uncountable

noun

A set of ropes and cords, especially that used for a ship's rigging.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An amount of wood measured in cords.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"So Juan stood, bewildered on the deck: / The wind sung, cordage strained, and sailors swore […]"
"[…] as the old craft deep dived into the green seas, and sent the shivering frost all over her, and the winds howled, and the cordage rang […]"
"Boatswain Marsham fell to work overhauling the bolts of sail-cloth and the hanks of cordage and the coils of rope, till he had found a new foresail and laid it under the hatch, and had placed great ropes and such cordage as headlines and marlines and sennets so that a man could lay hands on them in a time of haste and confusion."
"A lone river wind sighed in the cordage of the ship."

Etymology

Borrowed from French cordage.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈkɔːdɪdʒ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

cordages (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce cordage?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɔːdɪdʒ/.
What does cordage mean?: Cord (of any type) when viewed as a mass or commodity.
Where does cordage come from?: Borrowed from French cordage.

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