Halyard

Word HALYARD
Character 7
Hyphenation hal yard
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Halyard"

What do we mean by halyard?

A rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag, or yard. noun

Nautical, a rope or purchase used to hoist or lower yards or sails on their respective masts or stays. All yards have halyards except the lower yards and lower topsail-yards. noun

A rope or tackle for hoisting or lowering yards, sails, flags, etc. noun

A rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag, spar or yard. noun

A rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag noun

A rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag, spar or yard.

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The word "halyard" in example sentences

The word halyard became familiar to him and connected itself definitely with certain ropes. ❋ George A. Birmingham (1907)

Down comes the jib and the man standing by the fore topsail halyard, which is on the weather side of the galley, is drenched by the crests of two big seas which come over the rail. ❋ Apsley Cherry-Garrard (1922)

I had forgotten to make provision for a flag-halyard. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Evidently, when washed overboard, he had grasped and become entangled in a trailing halyard. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He ordered the captain to cut the halyard by which the cook's body was towing, and also to go forward and cut loose the jib-halyard and sheet. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And besides, I could tell anywhere the rattle of her main peak-blocks -- they're too large for the halyard. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The British boat appeared to be in control of the fifth start when with 40 seconds to go the mainsail dropped when its halyard broke. ❋ Bob Fisher In Cowes (2010)

They had removed both the halyard atop the flagpole at Fort George and the cleats used to climb it. ❋ Eric Jaffe (2010)

Letting go of the end of a halyard when attaching it to a sail will result in the person on this day, me who let go having to climb the mast to fetch it! ❋ Jessica Watson (2010)

The ensign flapped heavily above us, halyard beating a rhythmic tattoo against the pole. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Reeve a halyard over the yardarm and let the 4th pirate dance. j/k : ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

When flags of states, cities, or localities are flown on the same halyard with the United States flag, the national flag should always be at the top. ❋ Annie C (2008)

He drove past the flagpole with the banging halyard. ❋ Don Delillo (2008)

The wind was banging the halyard against the pole and it made him weak somehow, the repeated meaning of this noise. ❋ Don Delillo (2008)

You left the high school a quarter of a mile behind still hearing the big flag snapping and the halyard beating nautically on the pole and you powered your car into the wind and saw dust sweep across the road and you drove into a white sky feeling useless and dumb. ❋ Don Delillo (2008)

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