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Lanyard

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Nautical A short rope or gasket used for fastening something or securing rigging.

n. A cord worn around the neck for carrying something, such as a knife or whistle.

n. A cord with a hook at one end used to fire a cannon.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A short rope used for fastening rigging.

n. A cord used to hold a small object such as a key, whistle, card, or knife, worn around the neck or wrist: a form of necklace or wristband.

n. A cord with a hook; once used to fire artillery.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A short piece of rope or line for fastening something in ships; ; esp., pieces passing through the dead-eyes, and used to extend shrouds, stays, etc.

n. A strong cord, about twelve feet long, with an iron hook at one end a handle at the other, used in firing cannon with a friction tube.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Nautical, a small rope or cord used for certain purposes on board a ship.

n. Milit., a piece of cord having a small hook at one end, nsed in firing cannon with a friction-primer.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

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

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

Word Usage

" The only other passenger was a young woman who judging by her lanyard was a court employee."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

cord line

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Spaniard

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