hal‧yard /ˈhæljəd $ -ərd/
noun [countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: hallier 'halyard' (14-17 centuries), from hale 'to pull', from Old French haler; ⇒ haul1]
technical a rope used to raise or lower a flag or sail
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