lanyard

American  

[lan-yerd] / ˈlæn yərd /

Or laniard

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.

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

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

5. 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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lanyard British  

/ 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

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

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

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Etymology

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 -ier ² ) and yard ¹

Example Sentences

Their conversations were not limited to convention halls crowded with researchers wearing white conference lanyards.

From The Wall Street Journal

And then there were train enthusiasts like an 11-year-old passenger, who was wearing a homemade California Zephyr shirt, a blue Amtrak baseball hat and a lanyard with collectible pins.

From The Wall Street Journal

The trust also said lanyards have been introduced which patients can wear to indicate they may need additional communication support.

From BBC

Not far away, throngs of people wearing Dreamforce lanyards streamed in and out of the Moscone Center, heading back and forth to nearby Market Street and pouring into restaurants, coffee shops and take-out joints.

From Los Angeles Times

Bietz also denied accusations that he was carrying a knife on the beach, saying that the object photographed in his hand was likely either a stick, his phone or the lanyard attached to his keys.

From Los Angeles Times