Halyard

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Halyard \Hal"yard\ (h[a^]l"y[~e]rd), n. [Hale, v. t. + yard.]
     (Naut.)
     A rope or tackle for hoisting or lowering yards, sails,
     flags, etc. [Written also {halliard}, {haulyard}.]
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  halyard
       n : a rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag [syn: {halliard}]