lanyard

or lan·iard

[ lan-yerd ]

/ ˈlæn yərd /

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noun

Nautical. a short rope or wire rove through deadeyes to hold and tauten standing rigging.

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.

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

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

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

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Origin of lanyard

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

Lantsang, lanuginose, lanuginous, lanugo, Lanús, lanyard, Lanza, Lanzarote, Lanzhou, Lao, Laoag

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How to use lanyard in a sentence

Worn either as a badge or attached to a lanyard, it marries the convention of swapping contact details with real-time, cloud-based convenience.
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“It was a preventable death,” said Milleron, who, along with her husband and son, Tor, wore smiling photographs of Samya on lanyards around their necks.
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Mr. Ziff carried a stop watch on a leather lanyard, like Captain Queeg.
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An identification tag dangling from a lanyard around his neck was tucked discreetly into a breast pocket.
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Dan inserted the primer, pulled the lanyard and sent the contents of the gun into the ranks of the enemy.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
It was his part to fire the gun by pulling the lanyard, and as often as he did it he playfully rolled over backward.
Reminiscences of a Rebel|Wayland Fuller Dunaway
Barney vowed to put an end to that affair, and, carefully sighting one of his cannon, pulled the lanyard.
The Naval History of the United States|Willis J. Abbot.
Cushing, standing in the stern, held in one hand the tiller ropes, in the other the lanyard of the torpedo.
The Naval History of the United States|Willis J. Abbot.
He got out the lanyard, slipped a cartridge in the breech, paused, and scratched his head again.
Captain Scraggs|Peter B. Kyne

British Dictionary definitions for lanyard

lanyard

laniard

/ (ˈlænjəd) /

noun

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

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

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

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

Word Origin for lanyard

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

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lanyard

or lan·iard

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