Meanings
nouncordeau (countable and uncountable, plural cordeaux)
plural cordeaux
- archaiccountableuncountableA detonating cord.
The middle section of cordeau is attached (by means of a string) to a narrow lead plate, […]
1960, Basil Timothy Fedoroff, Encyclopedia of Explosives and Related Items, volume 3, page 312
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Origin
- Frenchcordeau
- Englishcordeau
From French cordeau.
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cordeau. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cordeau
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“cordeau.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cordeau. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cordeau,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cordeau.
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