| 单词 | halliard |
| 例句 | The shroud halliards still held, and the wire shrouds themselves trailed athwart both bulwarks. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z And, still holding on carefully, she pulled on the halliard with her free hand, until the boatswain's chair was far enough down again to go down of its own weight. The Clammer and the Submarine 2012-04-17T02:00:15.727Z Instantly Revere ran to the foot of the staff and silently cast off the halliards. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z "Stand by the halliards," he cried, "and let go the moment I say the word." With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z The halliards were swollen; he could scarcely keep his footing on the deluged deck that slanted steeply under him. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Then Harry, calling to him to mind his steering, hauled on a halliard and a mass of thrashing canvas rose up the mast. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z I was afraid he might be tangled in the sail, so I let all the halliards go on the run, and I went after him. The Clammer and the Submarine 2012-04-17T02:00:15.727Z He was nonplussed to find that there were no halliards, and that some one had evidently climbed a tree, which had been denuded of its limbs for the purpose, and nailed the flag there. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z Every day, on their going out and on their return, they pulled it down by the halliards, drew out the lid, and looked on the fresh, apparently living face of their “sister.” Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z Having asked the skipper's permission, he bent them on to the halliards and ran them up to the gaff end. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z On that momentous occasion everything was reduced down to the finest point, as well in the handling of the engine as the tacks, sheets, and halliards. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z Fortunately the split mainsail was still held by the luff ropes, thus enabling him to gather in the fiercely flogging fragments and secure the lower block of the main halliards. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z The tree was easily felled, and a small block, with signal halliards rove, was fastened to its smaller end. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z Supposing the body liable to decay, they placed the coffin outdoors in the air; and to keep it out of the reach of any animals, they hung it by the halliards of their flag-staff. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z I never lays hold of a halliard but I'm thinking I'll go on my back if I pulls heavy. The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904 2011-09-21T02:00:33.023Z All hands were called, quick aloft they flew to shorten sail, tacks, sheets, and halliards quickly were let go. Jack Buntline 2011-08-31T02:01:34.270Z By the aid of a tackle composed of the halliards and main-sheet blocks the boat was canted over and finally lowered keel uppermost. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z “Ay, ay, sir,” came the response, and instantly the men began hauling at the halliards, or sprang to the yards above to tuck away the great sails making all snug for the coming storm. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z Hardly an hour afterwards, in taking in the fore-topmast stun'sail, the halliards carried away. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z "Oh, tell us," said all hands, with as much unanimity as if they were tailing on to the halliards under the stimulus of "Give us some time to blow the man down." The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904 2011-09-21T02:00:33.023Z While studden-sail-sheets, and halliards were let fly, and all the lighter canvas was fluttering loosely in the wind, Random swam bravely on. Jack Buntline 2011-08-31T02:01:34.270Z To guard against the possibility of any of the party being swept away by the undertow, the halliards had been unrove and were used as a life-line. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z It is made of tarpaulin, attached to slats which slide between the two main girders, and is raised or lowered by halliards, which belay to cleats on the north rail of the gallery. Photographs of Nebul? and Clusters Made with the Crossley Reflector 2011-06-21T02:00:27.500Z Running aft, I was met by the second mate, who, handing me a coil of line, ordered me to go up and reeve the signal halliards in the mizzen truck. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z And there shouldn't be no 'working up,' and any officer of mine that was dead on 'dry pulls' on the halliards should have the sack quick. The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904 2011-09-21T02:00:33.023Z One of the halliards had been shot away aloft, and hung dangling across the yard. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z The stout wire halliard taking the for'ard end of the aerial had parted, and the two wires, spreaders, and insulators had fallen on the boat-deck. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Tubby, help me with the halliards so we can drop the sail. The Boy Scouts Under Fire in Mexico 2011-05-02T02:00:18.793Z There and then, with a bight of the gaff-topsail halliards, he gave me such a dressing down as I have never forgotten, You Sing standing by with a face like a door-knocker for expressionless calm. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z But the bunting was only half-way up when the halliards broke, and the flag remained at half-mast. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z But he was a perfect monkey with the ropes, and nothing delighted him better than scampering up the shrouds, or shinning to the main truck to disengage the pennant halliards. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z Gradually the aerial tautened, as a score of brown-faced, thin-limbed natives tailed on to the hauling part of the wire halliard. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z “Ah!” exclaimed Bob, who was busy coiling down the various halliards, etc., The Secret of the Sands The "Water Lily" and her Crew 2011-03-10T03:00:43.810Z Hark! he is whistling in the rigging; he is swinging on the snapping ends of yonder loosened halliards; if they strike you you are dead, for they are Whips, and Death is snapping them! Tom Clark and His Wife Their Double Dreams, And the Curious Things that Befell Them Therein; Being the Rosicrucian's Story 2011-02-25T03:01:12.293Z They had to make the signal, but the foretop halliards were gone. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z At eight bells in the afternoon they were in plain sight from the deck, little signal flags creeping up and down their halliards—ship fashion, they were holding consultation. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z No human being could hold on in such a gale, far less perform the intricate task of reeving fresh halliards and wires. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Now settle away the peak halliards, or—here, let me have them, and I will lower away both peak and throat, whilst you gather in the sail. The Secret of the Sands The "Water Lily" and her Crew 2011-03-10T03:00:43.810Z Remains of the raft were discovered, and Nina shrieked with joy at sight of the ship’s flag, hardly damaged, lying on its halliard alongside the broken topmast. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z These balls were so arranged, that by a sudden jerk of the halliards by which they had been sent aloft, the flag and pennant would unfold themselves to the breeze. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z A sailor, standing near by, caught the words and springing to the halliards, down it came, tangling almost into a knot, as if to hide its folds. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z At the mast-head of both fore and main, men were reeving fresh halliards for the purpose of sending the aerials aloft. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z He was at the mast as he spoke, and Thomasin heard the thin scream of the unoiled sheave as the topsail halliards ran through it. Beggars on Horseback There was a tall flagstaff at one corner of the adobe, but its halliards had swung emptily for many a day. The Red Mustang Then an amazing thing happened; the power-boat’s after deck suddenly swarmed with Green Jackets; there came a flash and a report, and a shell burst over the Canadian patrol cruiser, cutting her halliards to ribbons. The Moonlit Way He had put Herbert at the helm, posting himself in the bows, inspecting the water, whilst he held the halliard in his hand, ready to lower the sail at a moment's notice. Abandoned "You were a horrid little wretch in those days, because I distinctly remember you laughing at me when the halliard jammed and I couldn't get the sail either up or down." The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z At a given signal Lieutenant Jones grasped the halliards, and hauled up to the mizzen topmast a great flag of yellow silk. The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read “Mr. Mate,” he cried, “get all hands on to the main-tops’l halliards and bowse the sail stiff up and down.” Devil Stories An Anthology Suddenly she let the sheet run and loosed the halliards. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club To the sails were attached strong bolt ropes, and there still remained enough from which to make the halliards, shrouds, and sheets, etc. Abandoned While he fumbled with the halliards, a storm of musketry burst and swept the quarter-deck. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) The number having been obtained, the quartermaster in charge of the signal-chest proceeds to bend the flags representing the numerals to the signal halliards, so as to read from the top down. The Boys of '98 Ford Foster looked out to seaward, even as he hauled his best on the sail halliards. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. V, August, 1878, No 10. Scribner's Illustrated Used aboard yachts for bending on the gaff topsail halliards. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 "Now stand by the wheel, Marcy, and I will see what I can do with the halliards." Marcy The Blockade Runner But as their smoke rolled between us I saw him drop his trumpet and run with a crazed face to the taffrail, where the halliards led. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) A fragment of a shell that burst over the quarter-deck cut the signal halliards which Lieutenant Brumby held in his hand. The Boys of '98 D’ye hear there, lads? give us a good pull of the top-sail halliards, and round in them starboard braces a bit! Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life Jump down, all of you, and lend a hand and unreeve the halliards from the mast and bind her as tight as you can to the branches; pass the ropes under the thwarts. Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California He let go his hold upon his cousin and seized the halliards. True To His Colors When this was done two of the men swarmed up the mast by means of the halliards. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson Above the Col du Pigeonnier the semaphore still glistened, but its signals now travelled eastward, and strange flags fluttered on its invisible halliards. The Maids of Paradise It fluttered for a moment out straight and clear, and then twisted itself around the thin mast, never more to be released by hands or halliards! Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life They had got their rigging all right,—the canvas bent upon the yard, the halliards rove, and everything except hauling up and sheeting home. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea "If I will give you the halliards, will you promise not to haul the colors down?" asked Marcy, who had no heart for trouble of this sort. True To His Colors Quartermaster, light those two signal lanterns, white above red, bend them on to the signal halliards, and stand by to hoist away when I give the word.” Under the Ensign of the Rising Sun A Story of the Russo-Japanese War Another string of flags blossomed along the bellying halliards; the white star flashed twice on Mount Tonnerre and went out. The Maids of Paradise Fore and main-topsail halliards let go, and man your reef-tackles!” he shouted, as a long line of white foam appeared on the western horizon, slowly widening as it advanced. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure As the sailor and Snowball stood, halliards in hand, ready to hoist up, an exclamation came from little William, that caused both of them to suspend proceedings. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea Hold on, there; don't touch those halliards, please. True To His Colors Let fly your sheets and halliards at once, and surrender, or I will fire into you!” The Voyage of the Aurora They were going to hoist colours but the ensigne halliards broke, which our people perceiving gave a great shout, so they lett them alone. Great Pirate Stories While, therefore, the two seamen were conveying Flora to the landing-place, Leslie busied himself in taking a pull upon the halliards all round and getting up the cutter’s anchor. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure During the first moments, while endeavouring to come up with the craft, he had shouted to William to let go the halliards. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea "Sentry, you were stationed here to protect that flag," said Marcy, as he made the halliards fast to a cleat beside the door leading into the belfry. True To His Colors Unfortunately the halliards had somehow got jammed aloft in the sheave, and the sail would not come down. The Voyage of the Aurora The sailor, the stoker of steamers, the man with the clout, The chantyman bent at the halliards putting a tune to the shout, The drowsy man at the wheel and the tired look-out. Modern British Poetry "It was Ross who cut the halliards," he announced. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War Someone on the bridge of the distant cruiser might almost have heard his remark, for as he spoke the halliards began agitatedly to jerk up and down to allow the bunting to flutter clear. Stand By! Naval Sketches and Stories But when the Stars and Bars were bent on to the halliards and run up to the masthead, the yells of its supporters were almost deafening and their antics quite indescribable. True To His Colors Then in oars, step the mast, and sway away upon the halliards.” The Voyage of the Aurora Blocks are named and distinguished by the ropes which they carry, and the uses they serve for, as bowlines, braces, clue-lines, halliards, &c. &c. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. For an instant it hung limply, confined by one of the halliards; then like a square of stretched canvas it blew out in the steady breeze—a modern counterpart of the kiss of Judas. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War In half an hour the sea began to get up; as soon as it did so the mate made a signal to the man at the halliards, and the sail was drawn up. With Cochrane the Dauntless She was under boom-foresail and one little jib, with her mainmast broken short off where the bolts of the halliard blocks had traversed it. Masters of the Wheat-Lands On the signal-platform below, a number of signalmen were grouped round the flag-lockers with the halliards in their hands in instant readiness to hoist a signal. The Long Trick Blocks seized into each bight of a strap, long enough to go across a cap, and allow the blocks to hang clear on each side, as main-lifts, top-mast studding-sail, halliards, blocks, &c. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. "Cut the halliards and let the white flag down," interposed Vernon. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War The hoarse roar of Rolfe, reporting the anchor apeak, and the bellowing bass of old Bill Blunt giving the word to belay the peak halliards, failed to disturb them. Gold Out of Celebes Stand by your topsail halliards, fore and main! The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" A Yeoman of Signals, his glass tucked into his left arm-pit, was securing the halliards to the telescopic mast, at which fluttered a frayed White Ensign. The Long Trick "Settle the main top-sail halliards," i.e. ease them off a little, so as to lower the yard, as on shaking out a reef. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Without waiting for orders he came sliding down the halliards. Boy Scouts in the North Sea The Mystery of a Sub Forward, men hove in the cable until the anchor was underfoot; aft, men tailed on to the main halliards and sent the great mainsail aloft with a will. Gold Out of Celebes “Are the topsail halliards all ready for running, Mr Forbes?” said I. “All ready, sir,” was the reply; and, turning away, the mate walked quietly forward, throwing the falls off the pins on his way. The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" It lasted only twenty minutes—sufficiently long, however, to throw the vessel on its beam end before it was possible to let go the halliards. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century Usually fitted to the fore-topmast head, for the purpose of leading the jib-stay, halliards, &c. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The white flag was at once brought to the deck where it was bent on to the halliards. Boy Scouts in the North Sea The Mystery of a Sub Outside the little room the wind thrummed in the halliards of the signal-mast. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions “Here comes the rain, at last!” exclaimed Forbes, turning to me and pointing ahead with one hand, as he grasped the fall of the main-topsail halliards with the other. The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" One merciful circumstance befell, for the tangle of shrouds and sheets and halliards ensnared the ramping monster of a cannon and overturned it. Blackbeard: Buccaneer Either clincher or carvel-built, no jib-stay, the jib hoisting and hanging by the halliards alone. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Then when we sight a vessel we can bend them onto the halliards and have them aloft before anyone can interfere. A Voyage with Captain Dynamite The signalman whose duty it was to hoist the Ensign at 8 a.m. turned up the halliards to his satisfaction, and departed forward in the wake of the band. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions Shall we get a small drag at the topsail halliards? The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" Bidding the women sit quite quiet, we let go main and jib halliards and got the sails inboard—no easy task under the circumstances. The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton 1902 A ship draws so many feet of water.—To let draw a jib is to cease from flattening-in the sheet.—Draw is also a term for halliards in some of the northern fishing-boats.—To draw. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. "There must be halliards already bent for the use of signals," said Harry. A Voyage with Captain Dynamite He hitched the slack of the halliard to the bridge rail and puckered his eyes, staring across the waters of the harbour to where the roofs of houses showed among the trees. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions “Now stand by to let run your fore and main-topsail halliards!” The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" It had been previously hanging by one halliard, the other having been cut by a piece of shell. Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61 On the completion of this, the command was given to hoist away; whereupon the halliards were manned below and the topsails run up again. Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant He slowly climbed the companionway that led to the upper deck, and carelessly approached the mast to which the signal halliards were attached. A Voyage with Captain Dynamite It was a good smell—just such a smell as our nostrils had hungered for for many months—and it stirred a host of vagrant memories as it went sighing past the halliards and shrouds. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions Get in all your light flying kites first of all, and stow them snugly; then brail in your mizzen and stow it; let run your staysail halliards, and haul up your courses. The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" The mate, aroused by the example of the chief, rendered a “Tops’l halliard shanty,” “Blow, Bullies, Blow.” The Great White Tribe in Filipinia At this order, the red-and-white barred pennant, which had long since been bent ready to the signal halliards, was run up to our main truck. Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant Then he turned his back to the mast and as he stood with his hands clasped behind him, he cast off the halliards from the cleat to which they were fastened. A Voyage with Captain Dynamite Sails and yards are raised, lowered, swung at the proper angle to catch the wind, and held in place by halliards, lifts, braces, and sheets, which can be worked from the deck. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways Sheets and halliards were let go, but no man durst venture aloft. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands The crew swarm aloft; the soldiers, under proper guidance, are stationed at the halliards, and the tacks and sheets. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. “Let fall and sheet home!” thereupon shouted out Commander Nesbitt, with the captain standing behind, as it were, to “back him up,” following this order with another warning hail—“Topsail halliards!” Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant Now they were chock with the pulley block and he made the ends of the halliards fast to the cleat and stood back to view his work. A Voyage with Captain Dynamite The officer of the watch keeps one eye to windward, makes up his mind what sail he'll shorten, and then yells an order that pierces the wind like a shot, 'Stand by your royal halliards!' All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways "Mr. Long may be after us soon, and we must get along as fast as we can," said she, as she took the throat halliard, and gave the peak to Kate. Hope and Have or, Fanny Grant Among the Indians, A Story for Young People Royal and topgallant halliards and sheets let go; clew up and furl! A Middy of the King A Romance of the Old British Navy Ere a quarter-of-an-hour had elapsed, the yard was slung and firmly secured, with the halliards and braces rigged in proper fashion. Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant Suarez paid no further attention to him, but seizing the halliards hauled down the signal. A Voyage with Captain Dynamite As the squall swoops down and the ship heels over to it he yells again, 'Let go your royal halliards, clew 'em up and make 'em fast!' All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways Without answering in words, she let go the halliards, and hauled down the foresail. Hope and Have or, Fanny Grant Among the Indians, A Story for Young People “Catch a turn with the halliards, quick, and then lay aft,” I gasped. A Middy of the King A Romance of the Old British Navy Sail trimmers, stand by to let fly all sheets and halliards at the word of command; then be ready to heave the grapnels as we range up alongside.” Two Gallant Sons of Devon A Tale of the Days of Queen Bess It was then that he called sharply to Mason to let go the jib halliards. A Voyage with Captain Dynamite But then, if no second squall is coming, the mate will cut the clewing short with a stentorian 'Masthead the yards again!' on which the watch lay on to the halliards and haul—Ahay! All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways They paid no attention to him, but the halliards being twisted they had some difficulty in getting it down. Between the Lines Secret Service Stories Told Fifty Years After Then, catching a turn of the main-sheet round a cleat, I jumped forward again to where the two seamen were dragging desperately at the halliard which hoisted the heavy sail. A Middy of the King A Romance of the Old British Navy Sail trimmers, let fly all sheets and halliards, and stand by with your grapnels!” Two Gallant Sons of Devon A Tale of the Days of Queen Bess Mrs. Mingo got hold of the topgallant halliards, and finding them loose, swung out over the lee side of the ship. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics He then unhooked the peak halliards of the fore-sail, and attached them to the ring in the stern of the boat. Work and Win or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise I shouted to Natty, who was at the halliards. In the Wilds of Africa The English boarded, their first endeavour being to cut away the rigging and halliards of the French ships, when the masts and sails went over the side. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 This coil is the main signal halliards, which I have unrove for the purpose—they are better than new, for they have been stretched and have had the kinks taken out of them. The Castaways Then, it was all hoist away with the halliards and belay, the mainsail being set again shortly afterwards and the jib rehoisted, with the foretopmast staysail stowed and the reef let out of the foresail. The Island Treasure It was well aimed, for down came the squaresail, the halliards shot away. The Rival Crusoes A kick with my heel served for signal to the halliards, and up flew the pendant against the window-sill. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver A big swell in knee-breeches opened the door and called out our names, when I was brought up all standing, for I saw that the peak halliard was fast on the port side. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell So saying, I hurried away forward, letting go the trysail outhaul and the main-topsail halliards on my way; passing next to the fore-topsail halliards, which I also let run. The Castaways If the halliards of the new craft had not been new and strong, he would certainly have broken them in hoisting the sails. Little By Little or, The Cruise of the Flyaway It took some time, however, to bend fresh halliards and hoist up the yard. The Rival Crusoes The sad answer came back, 'Our halliards are shot away.' The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 Now, half a dozen of you tail on here, and get ready to haul it down as soon as the sail is up to its full height and the halliards secured. At Aboukir and Acre A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt And if they are not enough, here are the fore halliards, all ready for bending on at a second’s notice. The Castaways "Stand by the fore halliards, then," cried Paul. Little By Little or, The Cruise of the Flyaway The yard of the main-topsail was cut in sunder, and the peak halliard of the spanker severed, and the peak came down with a run. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) The cry rises hoarsely from a thousand throats; and the Colonial officer springs with glittering sword to cut the halliards, but finds them cut away already, and the flag nailed to the mast. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 He cut the pole with some difficulty, his clasp-knife being but a poor substitute for an axe; then he bored a hole at the top to reave the halliards through. Jarwin and Cuffy Let go your fore and main-topsail halliards, man your reef-tackles, and then away aloft, all hands of you, before worse happens!” The Castaways “Are the fore-topmast staysail halliards well manned, Mr Rattlin?—Jump forward and see,” said the officer of the watch. Rattlin the Reefer Then he saw the second mate loose the jib halliards, while one of the sailors threw off the fore-staysail sheet, and the spanker slowly brought the brig's head up into the wind. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) Decatur had been out but a few days when a merchantman, the "Alexander Hamilton," was sighted, from the halliards of which a flag of distress was flying. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 His quick eye had discovered that the halliards of the Frenchman’s flag, that of the new Republic, led into the top. True Blue “There! there!” he exclaimed, letting go the halliards as another flash darted from the sky. The South Sea Whaler I ran as I spoke to the halliards; he followed; we had to be smart about it, and even thus the gale was on us before we could get the canvas stowed. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler Throw off the throat halliards of the spanker, get her down, and send a hand up to reef a fresh rope through the blocks, Mr. Probert. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) Watts, ran to the halliards to haul down the American flag. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 Here, under the direction of Mr Ferris, who had some nautical knowledge, it was stayed up by ropes to the corners of the house, halliards having previously been rove through the sheave at its summit. The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley Tidy unrove the halliards, and made several attempts to heave the end on board the boat. The South Sea Whaler This I threw overboard, and as I feared that the halliards would not prove long enough, I bent on another rope to them. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler It was to cut the halliards, and by letting the sails come down by the run, call the attention of the brig to our true condition, and thus bring her back to our capture. Hurricane Hurry Instead of the English ensign, a Spanish flag fluttered from the halliards of the Englishman,—an unnecessary ruse to draw on an adversary already seeking a conflict. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 Mr Ferris, with a ball of rope yarn in his hand, fastened the dresses forthwith to the halliards by the skirts, allowing the full sleeves to blow out. The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley Walter cast off the halliards, and tried with all his might to pierce the gloom. The South Sea Whaler “We’ve sprung the mainmast, I fear,” exclaimed Harry, and he called the men aft to lower the mainsail, while he and I sprang to the peak and throat halliards to let them go. The Cruise of the Dainty Rovings in the Pacific Do you, Walter, make a rope fast round the bits; unreeve the fore halliards, they will suit best, and are new and strong. Captain Mugford Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors In another moment he had the halliards in his hand, and down came the Nicaraguan colours. The Three Lieutenants Another of the three corners was caught and held by the clip-hooks on the end of the halliard. Priscilla's Spies Presently I saw Roger Trew mounting to the top to re-reeve the halliards; and then up went the huge white cloth, which flew out in the breeze against the dark-green foliage of the forest. In the Eastern Seas I exclaimed, in a determined tone, seizing the halliards and hauling down the signal. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat Take a half-turn round one of the thwarts with the bight of the halliards, so that it shall not slip.” Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes “Stand by your topgallant halliards!” cried Mr Mackay, giving the necessary instructions for the captain’s order to be carried into effect, following this command up immediately by a second—“Let go!” Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea Picking up this and cutting off a good length of the topsail halliards, he came back to where we all were, and proceeded to make a running noose at the end of the rope. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea Her flag was hoisted half-mast high from the peak halliards. The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea Man the topsail halliards; up with the jib; loosen those courses; set the spanker sharp, will you? The Penang Pirate and, The Lost Pinnace I accordingly dashed forward to the mast, and, shipping the crank handle of the winch, hove away upon the halliard for dear life. A Pirate of the Caribbees “Let fly the tops’l halliards, fore and main!” yelled the mate. The Pirate Island A Story of the South Pacific “I say, Marline,” called out the captain presently, “as you are nearest the signal halliards, do you think you can manage to run them clear?” The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea Man the jib and staysail downhauls, let go the halliards, haul down. The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba Then home came the topgallant sheets, and up went the yards, the royals following, and being set literally before the topgallant halliards were belayed. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War It occupied the Frenchmen nearly a quarter of an hour to accomplish this, to splice the halliard, and to reset the sail. The Log of a Privateersman Now tail on here to the halliards with me and let us set the sail. The Missing Merchantman “Man the topsail halliards!” then sang out the captain, and with a cheery cry the yards were run up with a will and the halliards then belayed. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea Let go the topgallant and topsail halliards, and clew up and furl the sails. The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba Royal, topgallant, and topsail halliards and sheets let go; man the clewlines, and clew them up cheerily, my lads. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War The order was given; the men sprang to the topgallant halliards and sheets, cast them off, manned the clewlines and buntlines, and clewed up the topgallants. The Cruise of the Nonsuch Buccaneer We then tailed on to the halliards, and after a long and weary drag managed to get the sail set after a fashion. The Congo Rovers A Story of the Slave Squadron A few shanties were 'interchangeable,' i.e. they were used for both halliards and capstan. The Shanty Book, Part I, Sailor Shanties Settle away your peak and main halliards, and let’s get this big mainsail snug under its cover the first thing. The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba The topsail and jib halliards were let run, the canvas was clewed up, and in a minute or two more all was snugly stowed. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War He sat there grimly during the raging storm, and with the halliards gradually let down the mainsail when the tempest had reached such a point that it appeared to sweep everything from the boat. The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns The flagstaff had a double set of halliards. Fort Amity Although its musical form is that of a halliard shanty, it was always used for the capstan. The Shanty Book, Part I, Sailor Shanties Heraldry and the bending of the flag on the halliards. The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island The French ensign was bent on, and we then turned up the “Vidette’s” number, and bent these flags also on the halliards, after which we could do nothing but wait. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War Without waiting to question they sprang to the halliards and drew it up, while the boat in the meantime was turned to port to ease the operation. The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns The halliards shook; the folds flew broad to the wind; and, with a gasp, men leaped on the ramparts—flung their hats in the air and cheered—dropped, sobbing, on their knees. Fort Amity Her crew and captain strike sail, and let go halliards, while they fly behind masts, down cockpit, or wherever they can get for safety. Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. The top of the pole had been provided with a pulley, which was mounted between the crotch, and a guard put over the pulley, so it would prevent the halliards from coming off. The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island Sheet home the topsail, lads; that’s well! man the halliards and up with the yard. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War Arriving at the hill he made an examination, and found that the halliards had been broken and the wind carried away the flag, halliards and all. The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns He saw the flagstaff halliards shake out the red cross of England in the morning sunlight. Fort Amity Just as they did so, the halliards of the schooner's mainsail were shot asunder, and the sail ran down the mast. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War The halliards were then strung over the pulley and looped down, and the three ropes were attached to the pole, twenty feet from the lower end. The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island In front of the conning-tower there was a steel flagstaff about ten feet high, with halliards rove through a sheer in the top. A Honeymoon in Space As if in answer, another flag fluttered up the Nevski's halliards. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers The Commandant, mortally wounded, had grasped at the falling flag, and with a dying effort had bent it upon the spare halliards and tried to hoist. Fort Amity In half an hour the main halliards had been repaired, and the sail hoisted. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War "Tell us, Professor, why the attaching of the flag on the cord, or halliards, is called bending it?" The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island He took a little roll of bunting out of a locker under the desk, opened a glass slide, brought in the halliards and bent the flag on. A Honeymoon in Space He boarded with his captain, with his own hands pulled down the Chesapeake's flag, and hastily bent on the halliards the English ensign, as he thought, above the Stars and Stripes, and then rehoisted it. Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes Weather had frayed out the halliards on the flagstaff over Cape Diamond, but a sailor climbed the pole and lashed the British colours beneath the truck. Fort Amity Her sheets, tacks, and halliards had been shot away. The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 The Chronicles of America Series, Volume 17 A strong rope had been seamed in the end of the flag, and eyelets worked at intervals, so that the task of attaching it to the halliards was soon performed. The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island Redgrave ran the roll of bunting up to the top of the flagstaff, pulled one of the halliards, and the White Ensign of England floated out. A Honeymoon in Space Not a sound was to be heard except the mournful hum of the distant threshing machine, but a peculiar clicking, like the halliard of a flagstaff in a breeze, suddenly caught my ear. Leaves from a Field Note-Book The spare halliards were shaking; in a second or two—but why did they drag so interminably?—the flag would rise again. Fort Amity "A rope passes through the three blocks by which it is drawn up to the halliards." King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 "I think so, with the aid of the halliard." The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island So the indentured apprentices and their knapsacks got on board, while Sylvanus, alias The Crew, stopped laughing, and put a pound or two extra on to the halliards. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life These he strung to the halliard of the short signal mast forward. The Submarine Boys for the Flag Deeding Their Lives to Uncle Sam "Hoist away!" ordered the lieutenant, himself giving a hand on the halliard. The Submarine Boys' Lightning Cruise The Young Kings of the Deep He felt quite easy in his mind, however, and, stepping forward, let go the tiny halliard, whereupon the sail came down. The Romance of the Coast The gaff is held up by the throat and peak halliards, and kept in position by "vangs," which come down to the rail as shown. Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 I was about to stow the red ensign in its place when I bethought me that, day being so near, I might as well bend a flag upon the flagstaff halliards and half-mast it. Poison Island As Albert and Stedman came upon the scene, the flag-pole was in place, and the halliards hung from it with a little bundle of bunting at the end of one of them. Cinderella And Other Stories In another moment the appropriate bit of bunting was fluttering on the halliard at the top of the signal mast. The Submarine Boys' Lightning Cruise The Young Kings of the Deep Bertric went to our halliards and lowered the sail as I luffed alongside, and then Dalfin had gripped the rail between two of the shining shields. A Sea Queen's Sailing "Yo-heave-oh" sing out the men at the halliards, and the net rises into the air, and swings over the deck of the schooner. American Merchant Ships and Sailors I stared at it; but the halliards were in my hand, and before picking it up I must wait and make them fast on the cleat. Poison Island Bradley, Jr., grasped the halliards of the flag, which he had forgotten to raise and salute in the morning in all the excitement of the arrival of the man-of-war. Cinderella And Other Stories Run you and cast off the peak halliards while I lower! Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 He next leaped across the deck-load and tore loose the halliard. Jess of the Rebel Trail “Stand by the fore halliards, Hapgood,” said Tom, as the boat came about again. The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army A Story of the Great Rebellion The gaff of the mizen had broken away, halliards and all, as if a supernatural knife had been drawn across by a strong hand. A Dream of the North Sea Her great sail was overboard, for the halliards had gone--chafed through maybe, or snapped with the strain as she paid off quickly. King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet A minute later the leading gunboat ran up a small bundle on her main signal halliards, and shook out the green flag of Corsica. Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 Fortunately at this critical moment the wind lulled for a brief spell, which enabled them to accomplish the task, and make the halliard fast. Jess of the Rebel Trail A shovel grated stridently now and then in the fire room, and occasionally a block rattled or a halliard flapped against the foremast overhead. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" At that moment a third volley rattled out, a bullet shore through the peak halliards, and the mainsail came down with a run. Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts Silently Thormod gave the tiller into my hands, and went to the flag halliards. Wulfric the Weapon Thane It was seen from Suffren's ship that the "Sévère's" flag was down; but it was supposed that the ensign halliards had been shot away. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 There was no lack of noise now as the men hauled at the halliards with their shrill strange cries, which sounded like the piping of innumerable sea-birds. The Firm of Girdlestone For instance, a line of bunting is sent up on the flagship's signal halliards. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" He turned his back and began to bend the petticoat on the halliards. The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales The second dog watch barked his shins to the bone, and a tail of men hauled upon the halliards to mast-head the yard. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, January 24, 1891 Every halliard was let go, and down came every sail by the run, and then the brig Miranda ended this voyage, and all others, upon the shore of a desolate Patagonian island. The Adventures of Captain Horn Little Andy Bowles made the woods behind them echo with the stirring call of "assembly," and halliards were reeved on a previously cut pole, about fifteen feet in height. The Boy Scouts of the Eagle Patrol Then she will go under, and her spirit will return to the dust with her flag as it slides down the halliards. Letters of Travel (1892-1913) He was sure that all was in order, the halliards well turned, the sails suitably trimmed. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen Something black washed to and fro beside a splintered gaff and a tangle of halliards. The Great Shadow and Other Napoleonic Tales With some difficulty he persuaded Marcia to hold the tiller while he let go the halliards. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 I paddled my spar over to him and I got loose a few yards of halliard that were hangin' from one end of it. The Refugees He heard the rhythmic squeak of the halliards through the sheaves, and the scrape of the gaff going up. The Happy Venture Stand by to let go your topsail halliards and man the gear. Java Head In that silence, of which the boom of the tide was an orderly part, I caught the clear "kiss—kiss—kiss" of the halliards on the roof, as they were blown against the installation- pole. Traffics and Discoveries I will set a man to tend him, though, truth to say, the rogues know more about studding-sails and halliards than they do of steeds and their requirements. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 The sails were bordered by strong bolt-ropes, and there was enough left to make halliards, shrouds, and sheets. The Mysterious Island Norman, unable to leave the helm, and the halliards being entangled at the top of the mast, could not take in the sail. The Fur Country Seventy Degrees North Latitude The sheets were hooked on, and then while one hand ran the sail out with the out-haul to the bowsprit end, the other hoisted with the halliards. By England's Aid Or, the Freeing of the Netherlands, 1585-1604 The sailors knotted the halliards of the main-sail, the soldiers tailed on to the rope, and the sail was rapidly run up. With Moore at Corunna Let go all the halliards, fore and aft! Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale A few ropes were cut away, but no serious damage was effected until a shot struck one of the halliard blocks of the spanker, and the sail at once ran down. When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire But when the flagstaff stood there with the old paint all scraped off, and a new knob and halliards, the Captain could not help noticing it, and ordered some paint by telegraph. Wanderers Stand by the halliards, stretch them along ready to hoist. Jim Davis The halliards of one of the lugger's sails had been cut by the grape, and the sail now came down with a run to the deck. With Moore at Corunna Let go all the halliards fore and aft! Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale Together they lay motionless upon the deck, Harry and Nep, when the captain coming along would have stumbled over them, had he not caught at a halliard near by. Natalie A Gem Among the Sea-Weeds Not yet am I ready to weigh anchor, and reeve halliard, and turn my prow over the watery paths of the wine-brown Deeps. Prince Zaleski One or two others lent their hands at the halliards, and the sails were hoisted. Jim Davis Carr cast off, and, with the negro and myself at the halliards, the mainsail rose to the caps, while we began gliding out from the shore into the deeper water. Wolves of the Sea Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manuscript of One Geoffry Carlyle, Seaman, Narrating Certain Strange Adventures Which Befell Him Aboard the Pirate Craft "Namur" It has cost me new halliards and rigging for the Eclipse, and Brutus a disfigured countenance—not that I am complaining. The Unspeakable Gentleman They did not answer me; but after a little more, when my expostulations had become more positive, Handy Solomon dropped the halliard, and drew me to one side. The Mystery "Have halliards reeved and run it up, Hazzard," said Captain Barrington, who came up at this moment, "the lads have certainly made a clean sweep." The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic The sheets were hooked on, and then while one hand ran the sail out with the out haul to the bowsprit end, the other hoisted with the halliards. By England's Aid or the Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604) Yet the unchanging repetition makes the work easier, as a sailor's chanty helps at the topsail halliards. The Heart of Rome A breeze rattled the halliards against the mast, and ruffled the blue water of the bay in little patches. The Voyage of the Hoppergrass "Wind," he screamed at the top of his voice, and jumped for the halliards. The Mystery The halliards that work it had got twisted in the gale that blew us out to sea and they wouldn't come untangled. The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic This was not difficult, as its weight brought it down on to the deck as soon as he slackened the halliards; he unhooked it from the block, and then lashed the sail securely to it. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes The sailors at once sprang to the halliards, and soon the great sail rose on the mast. The Dragon and the Raven For eleven weeks "the topsail halliards were started only once, to take in a single reef for a few hours." The Old Merchant Marine; A chronicle of American ships and sailors The halliards must have disintegrated from some slow action of the celestium. The Mystery "Let go the halliards!" roared Ben, who saw that there was, indeed, danger of what the professor feared happening. The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic A mountain battery, two field guns, and six naval 12-pounders were slung up by steel hawsers, the sailors yeo-hoing on the halliards. The Great Boer War "Up with the jib—man the taupsle halliards—all hands make sail." Hard Cash The hickory-pole, the halliards, the fluttering scarf, the young lady herself, were all glaring innovations on the familiar landscape; but Rand, with his hand still on the rope, silently and demurely enjoyed it. The Twins of Table Mountain He went forward, lowered the jib, and coiled the halliards. The Woman-Haters: a yarn of Eastboro twin-lights She fumbled for a time with the flag halliards, then finding that they were jammed, took off her one garment, which happened to be an Isabella-coloured petticoat, and waved it impatiently. Soldiers Three - Part 2 He had put Herbert at the helm, posting himself in the bows, inspecting the water, while he held the halliard in his hand, ready to lower the sail at a moment's notice. The Mysterious Island Bennie D. had dropped the halliard and was leaning over the rail screaming for help. The Woman-Haters: a yarn of Eastboro twin-lights |
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