different between halyard vs yardarm

halyard

English

Alternative forms

  • halliard

Etymology

Compare lanyard.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?hælj?(?)d/, /?hælj??(?)d/

Noun

halyard (plural halyards)

  1. (nautical) A rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag, spar or yard.

Derived terms

  • main halyard
  • throat halyard

Translations

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yardarm

English

Alternative forms

  • yard-arm
  • yard arm

Etymology

yard +? arm

Noun

yardarm (plural yardarms)

  1. (nautical) The outer end of a yard, often equipped with blocks for reeving signal halyards.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • yard

yardarm From the web:

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