halyard
noun [ C ] uk/ˈhæl.jəd/ us/ˈhæl.jɚd/
（帆或旗的）吊索，升降索
a rope or cable (= a metal rope) that is used to pull something such as a sail or flag up or down on a ship
Crew members hauled on the halyards. 船员们拉着吊索。
He released the main halyard and the sail came down. 他松开了主桅索，帆降了下来。
Compare: lanyard
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- She walked by the marina, where the halyards jingled on the masts of the boats that were berthed there.
- "Fly," he yelled and let the spinnaker halyard go.
- A new set of scarves and banners were being bent onto halyards ready for hoisting.
- The spar crashed down across the cabin top in a tangle of twisted stays and halyards.