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
The snap hook securing an American flag to its halyard struck the flagpole, sounding a toll in the crisp wind.
From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2016
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
Jerry loosed the genoa halyard and showed Dicey how to pull it down and hold it in at the same time.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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