Halyard
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhæljə(ɹ)d/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Halyard is a noun meaning (nautical) A rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag, spar or yard.
Meaning
(nautical) A rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag, spar or yard.
More Meanings
- (firefighting) A rope used to extend a ladder.
Example Sentences
Uncleat the black main halyard to lower and remove the jib cover; remove the main halyard from the jib cover.
At last I got my knife and cut the halyards. The peak dropped instantly, a great belly of loose canvas floated broad upon the water […]
[…]broad-shouldered men with hard red-beaked faces and huge hands coarsened by generations of straining on heavy oars and halyards,—men who feared only God and the sea-spirits of their strange mythology and were a law unto themselves, adventurers and bigots.
Word Forms
- halyards
- halliard
Synonyms for halyard
Depending on context, synonyms include halliard.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include halliard, haulyard, halser, hawser, outhauler, halse.
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