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:'''''Lanyard''' was also a codename for the [[KH-6]] reconnaissance satellite'' | :'''''Lanyard''' was also a codename for the [[KH-6]] reconnaissance satellite'' | ||
[[Image:Dragonne 1.jpg|thumb|A lanyard (sword knot) fixed to an infantry sword handle]] | [[Image:Dragonne 1.jpg|thumb|A lanyard (sword knot) fixed to an infantry sword handle]] | ||
A '''lanyard''', also spelled '''laniard''', is a [[rope]] or cord often worn around the [[neck]] or [[wrist]] to carry something. Aboard [[ship]], it may refer to a piece of [[rigging]] used to secure objects, or to a cord with a | A '''lanyard''', also spelled '''laniard''', is a [[rope]] or cord often worn around the [[neck]] or [[wrist]] to carry something. Aboard [[ship]], it may refer to a piece of [[rigging]] used to secure objects, or to a cord with a hook at the end which is used to fire a cannon. | ||
[[Dragoon]]s would use lanyards (usually called [[hilt|sword knots]]) to secure their [[sabre]]s to the wrist, and thus allow the firing of [[carbine]] and [[pistol]] with the sabre out (hence the French term of ''dragonne''). | [[Dragoon]]s would use lanyards (usually called [[hilt|sword knots]]) to secure their [[sabre]]s to the wrist, and thus allow the firing of [[carbine]] and [[pistol]] with the sabre out (hence the French term of ''dragonne''). |