halyard in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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halyard in the PONS Dictionary

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The head (top corner) is attached to the spinnaker halyard, which is used to raise the sail up the mast.
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The ends of the topping and lowering ends of the halyard are secured to half-barrels on one winch.
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The gennaker is chute-launched and retrieved using a single halyard line, and is set on a retractable bowsprit.
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Hauling the sail with a 3:1 or 4:1 purchase will ease the burden, but the length of halyard will consequently be very long.
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A topping lift is standard, as well as more purchase on the peak halyard and mainsheet.
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He managed to grab a topsail halyard that was trailing in the water and was hauled back aboard safely.
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The flames that lit our decks stood faithful sentinels over their halyards until they, like the ship, were entirely consumed.
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To sweat the halyard is to take as much slack out of it as possible.
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The sheet is attached to the lower spar, and the halyard to the upper spar.
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When sailing close to the wind, all that is needed is to ease the halyard.
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