Used in a Sentence

lanyard

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for lanyard.

Editorial note

If you carry your badge on a lanyard, half the time the back is showing and the front is hidden.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A craft activity done by intricately braiding thin colored plastic lines to make patterns, or the product of such a craft.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of lanyard gathered in one view.

noun

A craft activity done by intricately braiding thin colored plastic lines to make patterns, or the product of such a craft.

noun

(nautical) A short rope used for fastening rigging, as a handle, etc.

noun

(by extension, military) A cord with a hook which is secured to an artillery piece, and pulled to fire the weapon.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for lanyard.

noun

A craft activity done by intricately braiding thin colored plastic lines to make patterns, or the product of such a craft.

noun

(nautical) A short rope used for fastening rigging, as a handle, etc.

noun

(by extension, military) A cord with a hook which is secured to an artillery piece, and pulled to fire the weapon.

noun

(by extension) A cord worn around the neck, shoulder, or wrist which is attached to a small object to be carried such as an identity card or security pass, key, knife, or whistle.

Example sentences

1

If you carry your badge on a lanyard, half the time the back is showing and the front is hidden.

2

The kind with a lanyard last better - if you remember religiously to reattach them after using them.

3

We figured if the lanyard was clearly for women, that would deter most abuse of the initiative.

4

Such systems traditionally need a lanyard of some kind to provide unobstructed access, and this is super inconvenient for the user.

5

There's a resistance wire that runs inside the lanyard from the connector, up through the loop, and back to the connector.

6

Have a lanyard around your wrist with the end plugged into a USB port.

7

Probably not with NFC itself--it'd be somewhat physically awkward to tap a card on a lanyard around your neck against someone's phone.

8

I think the lanyard / key chain combo sounds great on paper, but lacks some basic safety features.

9

The pink lanyard does seem a bit silly out of context, we should have explained that idea better.

10

How about a lanyard that has a magnetic connector (like Apple charging ports).

11

ID cards have to be on display at all times, so many wear them on a lanyard or clipped to a belt loop.

12

I have the vpn token on a lanyard; I find this helps as a mental signal that I'm on company time.

Quote examples

1

When I last looked one of the "front page" items on the lightning deals was a lanyard, which I think says a lot.

2

I don't know how much more stereotypical sexist male you could get in one email..."girls", "pink lanyard", gender binaries...

3

But a sensible point - you don't want to go to all that trouble and then have a Nazi Officer holding up a lanyard saying "Nobel Institue" that he found in the bin at the back of the lab.

4

Shrinking the packaging of the 4S and maybe adding a couple token updates like the Lightning connector, dual flash, iPod Touch lanyard, etc at a price to make prepaid and postpaid phone customers happy will likely be enough to shake the "old/uncool" label and make the aforementioned groups gush for Apple.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use lanyard in a sentence?

If you carry your badge on a lanyard, half the time the back is showing and the front is hidden.

What does lanyard mean?

A craft activity done by intricately braiding thin colored plastic lines to make patterns, or the product of such a craft.

What part of speech is lanyard?

lanyard is commonly used as noun.