halyard

Meaning

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

Synonyms

halliard

haulyard

running gear

Translations

drisse

drizza

adriça

hijskraan

driza

Fall

drissa

vlaggenlijn

cordadeiçarvela

kandilisa

val

Segeltau

Flaggleine

σχοινί ιστίου

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhæljə(ɹ)d/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English halier, from halen (“to haul”) + -iere (“-er”), with misconstrual of -ier as yard. Compare lanyard.