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mainyards

mainyards is the plural 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

Questions about mainyards

What is mainyards the plural of?
Mainyards is the plural of mainyard.

Words near mainyards in the dictionary

  1. Mainwaring
  2. Mainwarings
  3. mainwheel
  4. mainwheels
  5. mainyard
  6. mainyards
  7. Mainz
  8. Mainz-Bingen
  9. Mainzer
  10. Mainzer-Saldino syndrome
  11. Mainzers

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