LANIARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does laniard mean? 

• LANIARD (noun)
  The noun LANIARD has 3 senses:

1. a cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon

2. a cord worn around the neck to hold a knife or whistle

3. (nautical) a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships

  Familiarity information: LANIARD used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LANIARD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

laniard; lanyard

Hypernyms ("laniard" is a kind of...):

cord (a line made of twisted fibers or threads)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A cord worn around the neck to hold a knife or whistle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

laniard; lanyard

Hypernyms ("laniard" is a kind of...):

cord (a line made of twisted fibers or threads)

Sense 3

Meaning:

(nautical) a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

laniard; lanyard

Hypernyms ("laniard" is a kind of...):

line (something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible)

Domain category:

navigation; sailing; seafaring (the work of a sailor)

 Context examples 

We hauled off upon the laniard of the whip-staff, and helped the man at the helm.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)