lanyard

noun

lan·yard | \ˈlan-yərd

Definition of lanyard

1 : a piece of rope or line for fastening something in a ship especially : one of the pieces passing through deadeyes to extend shrouds or stays

2a : a cord or strap to hold something (such as a knife or a whistle) and usually worn around the neck

b : a cord worn as a symbol of a military citation

3 : a strong line used to activate a system (as in firing a cannon)

Examples of lanyard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wohlenberg, who says she's never been assaulted, wears an alarm on her lanyard and says all her roommates carry pepper spray. — Teresa Watanabe, latimes.com, "Three decades before the #MeToo movement, UC San Diego led the way against sexual assault," 30 Apr. 2018 Danny Roy Salazar, 44, had a pattern of wearing a lanyard, occasionally carrying a clipboard and entering through the rear entrances of hotels, police said, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. — Amy Lieu, Fox News, "Man disguised as delivery driver stole from Vegas hotels, police say," 24 June 2018 To pre- vent cutting, the lanyard (20) that connects it to the phone has steel braided sheathing on the outside and a heavy-gauge stainless-steel wire down the center. — Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, "Things Come Apart: A Pay Phone," 27 Nov. 2015 Mike Thompson, Detroit Free Press Garnett Mims carries a memento of his brother attached to a lanyard draped around his neck — a Red Cross volunteer badge. — Allie Gross, Detroit Free Press, "Death on foot: Detroit leads large cities in pedestrian deaths," 2 July 2018 Miller also tried less-than-subtle approaches, like giving Jackson an App State lanyard for Christmas. — Ethan Joyce, charlotteobserver, "Why former Hough High QB Jackson Gibbs is leaving UCLA to play at Appalachian State," 13 June 2018 Some of the onlookers wore lanyards with conference-type badges. — Hanna Krueger, NOLA.com, "Coroner IDs 20-year-old killed at Garden Oaks Apartments," 9 May 2018 Two blocks west at the Euro Food Depot, a handful of customers wearing blue Qualcomm lanyards browsed the aisles of the small import market selling hard-to-find gourmet items from France like chestnut spread, pork rillettes and foie gras mousse. — Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Qualcomm sale could affect surrounding community," 1 Mar. 2018 The way classroom doors are designed, many can only be locked from the outside using a key like the one that dangles from Ms. Blodgett’s ASU lanyard. — Karina Bland, azcentral, "What stands between kids and shooters is sometimes just a locked door," 23 May 2018

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