"halyard" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhæljə(ɹ)d/, /ˈhæljɑː(ɹ)d/ Forms: halyards [plural]
Etymology: Compare lanyard. Etymology templates: {{m|en|lanyard}} lanyard Head templates: {{en-noun}} halyard (plural halyards)
  1. (nautical) A rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag, spar or yard. Categories (topical): Flags, Nautical Synonyms: halliard Derived forms: main halyard, throat halyard Translations (rope): фал (fal) [masculine] (Bulgarian), drissa [feminine] (Catalan), fald [neuter] (Danish), vlaggenlijn [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), nostin (Finnish), falli (Finnish), drisse [feminine] (French), Fall [neuter] (German), מַעֲלָן (ma'alan) [masculine] (Hebrew), falur [masculine] (Icelandic), drizza [feminine] (Italian), anquina [feminine] (Latin), taura whakaara (Maori), whakaheke (Maori), fall [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), fał [masculine] (Polish), ostaga [feminine] (Portuguese), austaga [feminine] (Portuguese), фал (fal) [masculine] (Russian), jarari (Swahili), fall [neuter] (Swedish)

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      "sense": "rope",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Fall"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
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      "sense": "rope",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "rope",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "rope",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "drizza"
    },
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "rope",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "rope",
      "word": "taura whakaara"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "rope",
      "word": "whakaheke"
    },
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      "sense": "rope",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "fall"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "rope",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "fał"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "rope",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ostaga"
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    {
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      "sense": "rope",
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      "word": "austaga"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "rope",
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      "word": "фал"
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      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "rope",
      "word": "jarari"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "rope",
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      "word": "fall"
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