Definition of halyard Halyard
hal•yard
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What does halyard mean?
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NounPlural: halyards |
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| halyard - a rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag | ||
| halliard | ||
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Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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halyard
Halliard, hal′yard, n. (naut.) a rope or purchase for hoisting or lowering a sail, yard, or flag, named from their use or position, as 'peak-halyards,' 'signal-halyards,' &c. [Skeat explains it as hale and yard; more prob. merely hale-ier.]
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halyard
The rope for hoisting and lowering a flag. Written also halliard.
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🔤- halyard, noun, singular of halyards.
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