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cordage

/kawr-dij/US // ˈkɔr dɪdʒ //UK // (ˈkɔːdɪdʒ) //

绳索,线绳,绳缆,绳结

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : fiber and wire ropes, lines, hawsers, etc., taken as a whole, especially with reference to the rigging and other equipment of a vessel.
    • : a quantity of wood measured in cords.

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Examples

  • A complete set is lightweight and strong, but it’s very time consuming to create and requires a lot of cordage.

  • All round her the dark water boiled and roared, and the blast shrieked through the cordage with hollow tremors.

  • All the ancient civilized peoples used ropes and cordage, made from such flexible materials as their countries afforded.

  • The development of the self-binding reaper on our western grain-fields has opened a gold mine for Sisal cordage.

  • As above said, it is indispensable to protect cordage exposed to the effects of moisture, except in the case of coir ropes.

  • Shattered bulwarks, ragged rents in the hulls, sails in tatters and drooping cordage told the story of the desperate battle.