halyard

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Waterhalyardhal‧yard /ˈhæljəd $ -ərd/ noun [countable] technicalTTW a rope used to raise or lower a flag or sailExamples from the Corpushalyard• Then he was on to the cabin top and releasing the main halyard.• A broken spinnaker halyard put paid to Law's spirited last-minute effort, while Peters failed to consolidate his position.• A hundred masts were playing the halyard concerto at full volume.Origin halyard (1600-1700) hallier “halyard” ((14-17 centuries)), from hale “to pull”, from Old French haler; → HAUL1

单词	halyard
释义	halyard From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Waterhalyardhal‧yard /ˈhæljəd $ -ərd/ noun [countable] technicalTTW a rope used to raise or lower a flag or sailExamples from the Corpushalyard• Then he was on to the cabin top and releasing the main halyard.• A broken spinnaker halyard put paid to Law's spirited last-minute effort, while Peters failed to consolidate his position.• A hundred masts were playing the halyard concerto at full volume.Origin halyard (1600-1700) hallier “halyard” ((14-17 centuries)), from hale “to pull”, from Old French haler; → HAUL1
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