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Definition of Halliards
1. halliard [n] - See also: halliard
Lexicographical Neighbors of Halliards
Literary usage of Halliards
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Kedge-anchor; Or, Young Sailors' Assistant: Or, Young Sailors' Assistant by William N. Brady (1864)
"For inner halliards, use the fore clew-jigger, hooked to the forward part of the
top. When the sail is not set, and the boom rigged in, the inner halliards ..."
2. Professional recollections on points of seamanship, discipline, &c by Francis Liardet (1849)
"... halliards. How often do seamen experience the difficulty of close reefing, or
furling square-sails in a gale of wind, although the yards may have been ..."
3. The Sailor's Handy Book and Yachtsman's Manual Adapted for the Use of the by Edward Francis Qualtrough (1881)
"Q. How are they rove ? A. With hanks on (or by a lacing to) the fore-stay.
The halliards have two single blocks with clip-hooks for hooking into ..."
4. A Naval Encyclopædia: Comprising a Dictionary of Nautical Words and Phrases (1880)
"The chart showing, by curves, the variation of the compass. halliards ...
All yards have halliards except the lower,—these being kept stationary ordinarily ..."
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