cordage Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the amount of wood in an area as measured in cords
  2. noun the ropes in the rigging of a ship

WordNet

Cord"age noun
Etymology
F. cordage. See Cord.
Definitions
  1. Ropes or cords, collectively; hence, anything made of rope or cord, as those parts of the rigging of a ship which consist of ropes.

Webster 1913