halyard

noun

Definition of halyardnext
as in rope

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Recent Examples of halyard Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown. — Darleene Powells, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026 The flag should never be used for any kind of advertising purposes, and advertising signs should not be fastened to a flag's staff or halyard. — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 2 July 2024 The flag should never be used for any kind of advertising purposes, and advertising signs should not be fastened to a flag's staff or halyard. — Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 14 June 2024 Advertising signs should not be attached to the flag's staff or halyard (the rope used to hoist the flag). — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023 City lights twinkled; only the clinking of the flag’s metal halyard against the flagpole broke the silence. — Marcus Yam, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halyard
  1. rope
  2. wire
  3. guy
  4. lanyard
  5. cable
  6. cord
  7. stay
  8. string
Noun
  • Having achieved their goal, Muñiz-Ochoa, Atkinson and two other climbers who followed them slid down the ropes to solid ground.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
  • To further change things up from a typical white Air Force 1, Morant’s pearly pair includes thick rope shoelaces instead of the standard flat cotton look.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 19 July 2026
Definition of rope
Noun
  • Mostly undrafted in fantasy drafts, Fannin and Gadsden were valuable waiver-wire acquisitions at a thin position.
    — John Riker, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • In the aftermath, Zettle made a likeness of a black vulture out of wire and cloth and hung it on a tree.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of wire
Noun
  • Danny has an entire party so that the guys can mourn the loss of his manhood.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 July 2026
  • Unlike most sagas about band couples — Sonny & Cher, Fleetwood Mac — these guys don’t go down in flames musically or personally.
    — Marisa Fox, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
Definition of guy
Noun
  • This portable misting fan is more discreet than a spray bottle fan on a lanyard and svelte enough to slip into a purse or backpack.
    — Abbey Hudetz, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • Some of them are literally on the sidewalk 50 feet from the entrance, invisible to everyone walking in with a lanyard.
    — David Lee Condrey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2026
Definition of lanyard
Noun
  • In 1982, Paxson moved the concept to a local Tampa cable outlet, called it Home Shopping Channel and, after a few years, took it national as Home Shopping Network.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
  • The movie itself is strange — a collection of six surreal shorts cobbled together to look like the cable-access and PBS fare Frost grew up on.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026
Definition of cable
Noun
  • Even inexpensive and innocuous items, such as a cord cover and a key bowl, can work wonders for you in your mission to tidy up your home.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
  • Electrical cords and chargers can cause burns or electrocution.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Definition of cord
Noun
  • This South Florida city once known for spring break mayhem is all grown up, so book a post-cruise stay.
    — Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
  • Under the new rules, the bar for statistical significant stays exactly as high; the reform simply lowers R&D costs without cutting corners by reducing the extra bureaucracy of a second trial.
    — Avik Roy, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of stay
Noun
  • Speaking of God, the pedal steel is capable of exaltation, too, the rise and fall of its strings able to emulate a glorious choir or a keening request or spread out like the cosmos itself.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
  • This system means players adjust their tactics (and often their string tensions on their rackets) through each stretch.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of string

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