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halyard definition

hal·yard (hal′yərd)

noun

a rope or tackle for raising or lowering a flag, sail, etc.

Etymology: altered (after yard) < ME halier < halien: see hale

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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