halliard

/ (ˈhæljəd) /


noun
  1. a variant spelling of halyard

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How to use halliard in a sentence

  • It was quite a heavy pull, but they all tallied on to a halliard at a time and got peak and throat up by stages.

    The Viking Blood | Frederick William Wallace
  • Not yet am I ready to weigh anchor, and reeve halliard, and turn my prow over the watery paths of the wine-brown Deeps.

    Prince Zaleski | M.P. Shiel
  • Bennie D. had dropped the halliard and was leaning over the rail screaming for help.

    The Woman-Haters | Joseph C. Lincoln
  • I watched him climb by his ladder, and saw him haul it up after him, and he brought up the halliard as well.

    The Voodoo Gold Trail | Walter Walden
  • We coiled the halliard under the brush on the cliff-top, as Duran had left it, and picked our way to the cavern entry-hall.

    The Voodoo Gold Trail | Walter Walden