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.