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yard arm

yard arm is the alternative form of yardarm.

Meaning of yardarm

Noun

yardarm (plural yardarms)

  1. The outer end of a yard, often equipped with blocks for reeving signal halyards.
    • Sun's under the yardarm, sis!2006, Megan Kelso, “1: The Squirrel Mother”, in The Squirrel Mother: Stories, →ISBN, page 13

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Forms of yard arm

pluralyard arms

Questions about yard arm

What is yard arm the alternative form of?
Yard arm is the alternative form of yardarm.

Words near yard arm in the dictionary

  1. Yarcombe
  2. yarcos
  3. yard
  4. yard ape
  5. yard apes
  6. yard arm
  7. yard arms
  8. yard bird
  9. yard birds
  10. yard dart
  11. yard darts

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