halyard
英 ['hæljəd]
美['hæljɚd]
- n. [船] 升降索；吊索
英英释义
- 1. a rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag
中文词源
halyard 升降索
来自古英语halier,拉绳，升降索，来自halen,拉，词源同hale,haul.拼写受yard影响俗化。
英文词源
- halyard (n.)
- "rope for hoisting or lowering sails," 1620s, earlier halier (late 14c.), also in Middle English "a carrier, porter" (late 13c. in surnames), from halen "to haul" (see hale (v.)). Spelling influenced 17c. by yard (n.2) "long beam that supports a sail."