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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fibre/fiber (rope, for example); (''uncountable'') such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity.
  • A small flexible electrical conductor composed of wires insulated separately or in bundles and assembled together usually with an outer cover; the electrical cord of a lamp, sweeper (US vacuum cleaner), or other appliance.
  • A unit of measurement for firewood, equal to 128 cubic feet (4 x 4 x 8 feet), composed of logs and/or split logs four feet long and none over eight inches diameter. It is usually seen as a stack four feet high by eight feet long.
  • (''in plural'' '''cords''') ''See'' cords.
  • chord|nodot=1: a cross-section measurement of an aircraft wing.
  • The string of a musical instrument.

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