Swahili
henza
HEHN-zah
How to say it
SwahilihenzaHEHN-zahsoon
Englishhalyardsoon
Frenchdrissesoon
Meaning
a halyard — a rope used on a ship to hoist a sail or yard.
Good to know
Nautical term; several dialectal variants exist (henzarani, henzerani, henzirani, hinzi).
Examples
- Baharia alivuta henza kuinua tanga.The sailor pulled the halyard to hoist the sail.
- Henza ilikatika ghafla wakati wa dhoruba.The halyard suddenly snapped during the storm.
- Kabla ya kusafiri, walikagua henza zote.Before sailing, they checked all the halyards.
Not yet checked by a native speaker.