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Once a rope on a boat/ship has an assigned duty, it is a line: hence the trick question of how many ropes are there on a boat -there are none, because they are all called lines. The line you are referring to is generally called a halyard. This term derives from "Haul Yards" as in hauling yards of canvas aloft.
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