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main yard

main yard is the alternative form of mainyard.

Meaning of mainyard

Noun

mainyard (plural mainyards)

  1. The yard of the mainmast, from which the mainsail is hung
    • The sails were split, the mainyard shivered, the wind blowing fresh, the night setting in; and all our chance was to make for Corfu--or, as F. pathetically called it, 'a watery grave.'1880, John Nichol, Byron

Forms of main yard

pluralmain yards

Questions about main yard

What is main yard the alternative form of?
Main yard is the alternative form of mainyard.

Words near main yard in the dictionary

  1. main thing
  2. main verb
  3. main verbs
  4. main wheel
  5. main wheels
  6. main yard
  7. main-belt
  8. main-belts
  9. main-character syndrome
  10. main-deck
  11. main-decks

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