lanyard

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A short rope used for fastening rigging, as a handle, etc.

   “"Take ahold here, an' keep ringin' steady," said Dan, passing Harvey the lanyard of a bell that hung just behind the windlass.”

2. isim A cord worn around the neck, shoulder, or wrist which is attached to a small object to be carried such as an identity card or security pass, key, knife, or whistle.

   “Aboard ship he carried his crutch by a lanyard round his neck, to have both hands as free as possible. [...] [H]e would hand himself from one place to another, now using the crutch, now trailing it alongside by the lanyard, as quickly as another man could walk.”

3. isim A craft activity done by intricately braiding thin colored plastic lines to make patterns, or the product of such a craft.

   “It's lanyard. It's a camp tradition. You'll have about a million lanyard key chains by the time the summer is over.”

4. isim A cord with a hook which is secured to an artillery piece, and pulled to fire the weapon.