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Answer for the clue "Cord of twisted rope strands ", 9 letters:
spun yarn

Word definitions for spun yarn in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. (nautical) small stuff consisting of a lightweight rope made of several rope yarns loosely wound together

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Spun \Spun\ (sp[u^]n), imp. & p. p. of Spin . Spun hay , hay twisted into ropes for convenient carriage, as on a military expedition. Spun silk , a cheap article produced from floss, or short-fibered, broken, and waste silk, carded and spun, in distinction ...