"halyard" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhæljə(ɹ)d/, /ˈhæljɑː(ɹ)d/ Forms: halyards [plural]
Etymology: Compare 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)

Inflected forms

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          "lang": "Hebrew",
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          "word": "מַעֲלָן"
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          "lang": "Maori",
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          "word": "taura whakaara"
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