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Yardarm (Noun)

Meaning

Either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Examples

  • The sailors scrambled to adjust the sail hanging from the port yardarm as the ship tacked to starboard.
  • At either end of the yard was a yardarm, used to secure various parts of the sail when changing direction.
  • As the moon rose higher in the night sky, it cast a silver glow on the starboard yardarm.
  • The captain ordered the crew to lower the yardarm and prepare to take down the sail in the face of the approaching storm.
  • From high in the crow's nest, the lookout gazed out to the horizon, the yardarm of the mainmast stretching out before him.

Hypernyms

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