The last blow was given by Oswald--the lanyards flew through the dead-eyes--and the tall mast disappeared in the foaming seas.
Our clean blues were furbished up, lanyards scrubbed, and money counted.
While the hose was being led out, sturdy arms tugged at the port lanyards and pulled them to.
This done, two lanyards were securely attached to the extempore hammock, one at its head, and the other at its foot.
Here, availing himself of the partial shelter and cover afforded by the lanyards and dead-eyes of the rigging, he cautiously raised his head above the level of the bulwarks, to survey the state of the deck inboard.
Orders were given to cut away the lanyards of the main and mizen rigging, when the masts fell with a tremendous crash over the larboard-side: the foremast followed immediately after.
The upper ends of these chain-plates are furnished with what are called dead-eyes, great round blocks of wood pierced with holes, through which the lanyards are rove by which the rigging is set up, or drawn almost as tight as bars of iron.
The rolling tackles are got ready for the lower yards, and the master, accompanied by the gunner's mate, inspects the lanyardsof the lower rigging.
I continued, "out knives every one of you and cut away every rope attached to the hull; as many of you as can get at the lanyards of the rigging cut them; the masts are our only chance.
As it was, one of the weather lanyards was carried away and the other was stranded.
Then I gave the lanyards a pull and hitched them afresh, and saw that the gammon was secure, also that the boat was lashed, for even in summer one may meet with bad weather in the crossing.
It was more or less squally all day, sailing along under high land; but rounding close under a bluff, I found an opportunity to mend the lanyards broken in the squall.
We often ventured beyond the shipping anchored in Table Bay, our guns being secured by lanyards to the boat in case of accident.
During this time every man was at his gun; the captains, with the lanyards of the locks in their hands, ready to pour in a broadside.
The axes gleamed in the darkened air, a few rapid strokes were struck upon the lanyards of the rigging, and the main-mast bowed, crashed off at about ten feet from the deck, and was carried by the wind clear of the lee rail into the sea.
At last one of the lanyards was severed by the keen blade in Brook's hand.
Here I at once gained the good opinion of the boatswain by making a "Matthew Walker" knot which, I may mention for the benefit of the uninitiated, is used generally on ship board for the standing part of the lanyards of lower rigging.
Before reeving the lanyards they should be well greased in the wake of the fair leads, but not where they are made fast.
This soon defaces and wears out the ends; while, with dead-eyes, only the lanyards have to be come up with.
The lanyards and dead-eyes of the smaller rigging which sets up in the top may also be covered with canvass.
The topgallant backstays set up on their end, or with lanyards in the channels; and for their length, measure from the mast-head to the centre of the deck, abreast the bolt in the channels.
A circular block of wood, with three holes through it, for the lanyards of rigging to reeve through, without sheaves, and with a groove round it for an iron strap.
You stand by to cut away the lanyards to leeward, and then get to windward and wait for me.
Get me your axe again, Joak," he shouted, and when it was brought to him he slid down into the water to leeward and hacked the lanyards of the main-shrouds.
The gunners in the fort took hurried aim, and pulled the lanyards of their cannon, forgetting that those pieces were not loaded.
They show also muscles, lying along his arms like lanyards round a ship's stay.
We divided our work, some took the lanyards of the topmast rigging, I, the slings of the main-yard.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "lanyards" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
