hal·yard
noun/ˈhæljəd/
/ˈhæljərd/
(specialist)- a rope used for raising or taking down a sail or flag
（帆或旗的）升降索 Word Originlate Middle English halier, from hale ‘draw with force’ + -ier. The change in the ending in the 18th cent. was due to association with yard.