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1halliard — var. of HALYARD. * * * noun a rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag • Syn: ↑halyard • Hypernyms: ↑rope * * * variant of halyard * * * /hal yeuhrd/, n. halyard. * * * halliard see halyard …
2halliard — hal·liard || hælɪə(r)d n. rope for raising or lowering a flag or sail (also halyard) …
3halyard halliard — noun (C) technical a rope used to raise or lower a flag or sail …
4Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …
5Halyard — In sailing, a halyard or halliard is a line (rope) that is used to hoist (pull up) a sail, a flag or a yard. The term Halyard comes from the phrase to Haul yards . Halyards, like most other parts of the running rigging, were classically made of… …
6halyard — /hal yeuhrd/, n. any of various lines or tackles for hoisting a spar, sail, flag, etc., into position for use. Also, halliard. [1325 75; ME halier rope to haul with (see HALE2, IER1) with final syllable altered by assoc. with YARD1] * * * …
7halyard — hal·yard || hælɪə(r)d n. rope for raising or lowering a flag or sail (also halliard) …
8halyards — hal·yard || hælɪə(r)d n. rope for raising or lowering a flag or sail (also halliard) …
9halyard — hal•yard or halliard [[t]ˈhæl yərd[/t]] n. naut. navig. any of various lines or tackles for hoisting a spar, sail, flag, etc., into position for use • Etymology: 1325–75; ME halier rope to haul with …
10halyard — /ˈhæljəd / (say halyuhd) noun a rope or tackle used to hoist or lower a sail, yard, flag, etc. Also, halliard. {Middle English halier, hallyer that which hales or hauls (from hale2 + ier); influenced by yard1} …
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