halyard
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of halyard
1325–75; Middle English halier rope to haul with ( see hale 2, -ier 1) with final syllable altered by association with yard 1
Vocabulary lists containing halyard
Example Sentences
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Bendersky cited how, in Los Angeles County, the fire department introduced a halyard to make putting up longer ladders and less physically strenuous.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2023
City lights twinkled; only the clinking of the flag’s metal halyard against the flagpole broke the silence.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2021
With his pockets filled with nails and the rope for a new halyard over his shoulder, he made his way slowly up the pole, hammering in footholds as he ascended.
From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2017
The rope whipped so fast beneath Adam’s airborne legs it sounded like a halyard in a hurricane, Hammond said.
From Washington Times • Jul. 26, 2014
He jumped back to the mast and untied the mainsail halyard.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
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