Yardarm

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Nautical Either end of a yard of a square sail.
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  • n. The outer quarters of a horizontal spar attached to the mast athwartships, equipped with blocks for reeving signal halyards.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Either half of a square-rigged vessel's yard{6}, from the center or mast to the end.
  • n. The portion of a yard{6} outboard of the slings, often called the outer quarter.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. See yard, n., 5.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    terminal    end   
    Cross Reference
    yard-arm and yard-arm    yard   
    Variant
    outer quarter   
    Same Context
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