Lanyard
n.-
(Naut.) A short piece of rope or line for fastening something in ships;
as, the ; esp., pieces passing through the dead-eyes, and used to extend shrouds, stays, etc.lanyards of the gun ports, of the buoy, and the like - (Mil.) 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.
