Definitions
a rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag
Word origin
Inherited from Middle English halier, from halen (“to haul”) + -iere (“-er”), with misconstrual of -ier as yard. Compare lanyard.
Used in a sentence
“At last I got my knife and cut the halyards. The peak dropped instantly, a great belly of loose canvas floated broad upon the water […]”
“Uncleat the black main halyard to lower and remove the jib cover; remove the main halyard from the jib cover.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Flag rope”7 letters
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