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foreyard

foreyard noun: a yard in front; front yard.

Noun (1)

foreyard (plural foreyards)

  1. A yard in front; front yard

Noun (2)

foreyard (plural foreyards)

  1. A yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail.
    Synonyms:
    headyard

Synonyms of foreyard

Forms of foreyard

pluralforeyards

Origin of foreyard

From Middle English forȝerd, equivalent to fore- + yard (“enclosure”). Compare German Vorgarten.

From fore- + yard (“stick; beam”).

Questions about foreyard

What does foreyard mean?
Foreyard means a yard in front; front yard.
What part of speech is foreyard?
Foreyard is a noun.
What is the plural of foreyard?
The plural of foreyard is foreyards.

Words near foreyard in the dictionary

  1. forewritten
  2. forewrote
  3. forewrought
  4. forex
  5. forexes
  6. foreyard
  7. foreyards
  8. foreyear
  9. foreyears
  10. Forezian
  11. forfaint

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