Definizione monolingua

cordage

cordage (plural cordages)

1. (nautical) A set of ropes and cords, especially that used for a ships rigging.
   • 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, II.13:

     So Juan stood, bewildered on the deck: / The wind sung, cordage strained, and sailors swore [...].

   • 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 151:

     A lone river wind sighed in the cordage of the ship.

2. (obsolete) An amount of wood measured in cords.

Definizione dizionario cordage

	cordame
	Cords or ropes, especially the ropes in the rigging of a ship.

sartiame

Altri significati:

set of ropes and cords

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

(obsolete) An amount of wood measured in cords.