Definitions for laniard
laniard
lan·iard
Spelling: [lan-yerd]
IPA: /ˈlæn yərd/
Laniard is a 7 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.
You can make 180 anagrams from letters in laniard (aadilnr).
Definitions for laniard
noun
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lanyard.
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Nautical. a short rope or wire rove through deadeyes to hold and tauten standing rigging.
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any of various small cords or ropes for securing or suspending something, as a whistle about the neck or a knife from one's belt.
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a cord with a small hook at one end, used in firing certain kinds of cannon.
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a colored, single-strand cord worn around the left shoulder by a member of a military unit awarded a foreign decoration.
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a white cord worn around the right shoulder, as by a military police officer, and secured to the butt of a pistol.
Origin of laniard
1475-85; blend of late Middle English lanyer (Middle French laniere, Old French lasniere thong, equivalent to lasne noose + -iere, feminine of -ier -ier2) a
Examples for laniard
We hauled off the laniard of the whipstaff, and helped the man at the helm.
We hauled off upon the laniard of the whip-staff, and helped the man at the helm.