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noun
A rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag, spar or yard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A rope used to extend a ladder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: firefighting, government
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noun
a rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: halliard
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rope
History
Inherited from Middle English halier, from halen (“to haul”) + -iere (“-er”), with misconstrual of -ier as yard. Compare lanyard.
Across languages
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
