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Halyard vs Mastman - What's the difference?

halyard | mastman |

As nouns the difference between halyard and mastman

is that halyard is a rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag, spar or yard while mastman is a sailor who is charged with tending the halyards and other lines near the mast.

halyard

English

Alternative forms

* halliard

Noun

(en noun)
  • (nautical) A rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag, spar or yard.

    • Derived terms

    * main halyard

    mastman

    English

    Alternative forms

    * mast man

    Noun

    (mastmen)
  • (nautical, sailing) A sailor who is charged with tending the halyards and other lines near the mast
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=July 1, author=Christopher Clarey, title=Alinghi Within One Victory of America’s Cup, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=“I just said to the boys that when Australia won in Newport, they were 3-1 down, and we all know what happened there,” said Matt Mason, Team New Zealand’s mastman . }}

    References

    * * Merriam-Webster Online'' and ''MSN Encarta Dictionary have no entry.