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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Hal'yard  \Hal'yard\,  n.  [Hale,  v.  t.  +  yard.]  (Naut.) 
  A  rope  or  tackle  for  hoisting  or  lowering  yards,  sails, 
  flags,  etc  [Written  also  {halliard},  {haulyard}.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  halyard 
  n  :  a  rope  for  raising  or  lowering  a  sail  or  flag  [syn:  {halliard}] 




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