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halyards

halyards is the plural of halyard.

Meaning of halyard

Noun

halyard (plural halyards)

  1. A rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag, spar or yard.
    • At last I got my knife and cut the halyards. The peak dropped instantly, a great belly of loose canvas floated broad upon the water […]1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC
  2. A rope used to extend a ladder.

Phrases with halyards

Questions about halyards

What is halyards the plural of?
Halyards is the plural of halyard.

Words near halyards in the dictionary

  1. Halwai
  2. halwas
  3. Halwill
  4. Halwill Junction
  5. halyard
  6. halyards
  7. Halych
  8. Halychyna
  9. halycon
  10. Halyikwamai
  11. Halyna

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