halliard

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A form of halyard — A rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag, spar or yard.

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Meanings

nounhalliard (plural halliards)

plural halliards

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of halyard.

    Figure 5 shows a sheaveless masthead with simply a hole through the mast to take the main halliard.

    1941, Thomas Fleming Day, The Rudder, volume 57, page 25

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag

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rope
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halyard

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

halliard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halliard

MLA

“halliard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halliard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “halliard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halliard.

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