lanyard

or lan·iard

[ lan-yerd ]
See synonyms for lanyard on Thesaurus.com
noun
  1. Nautical. a short rope or wire rove through deadeyes to hold and tauten standing rigging.

  2. any of various small cords or ropes for securing or suspending something, as a whistle about the neck or a knife from one's belt.

  1. a cord with a small hook at one end, used in firing certain kinds of cannon.

  2. a colored, single-strand cord worn around the left shoulder by a member of a military unit awarded a foreign decoration.

  3. a white cord worn around the right shoulder, as by a military police officer, and secured to the butt of a pistol.

Origin of lanyard

1
1475–85; blend of late Middle English lanyer (<Middle French laniere,Old French lasniere thong, equivalent to lasne noose + -iere, feminine of -ier-ier2) and yard1

Words Nearby lanyard

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use lanyard in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for lanyard

lanyard

laniard

/ (ˈlænjəd) /


noun
  1. a cord worn around the neck, shoulder, etc, to hold something such as a whistle or knife

  2. a similar but merely decorative cord worn as part of a military uniform

  1. a cord with an attached hook used in firing certain types of cannon

  2. nautical a line rove through deadeyes for extending or tightening standing rigging

Origin of lanyard

1
C15 lanyer, from French lanière, from lasne strap, probably of Germanic origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012