technicalTTW a rope used to raise or lower a flag or sail 〔用以升降旗、帆的〕吊索,升降索
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halyard• 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.
Originhalyard
(1600-1700)hallier“halyard”((14-17 centuries)), from hale“to pull”, from Old Frenchhaler; → HAUL1