jackyardn.
/ˈdʒakjɑːd/, U.S. /ˈdʒækˌjɑrd/ Nautical.
On a fore-and-aft rigged vessel, esp. a yacht: a light spar extending above the top of the mast or beyond the end of the gaff so as to enable a larger topsail to be set.
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1862 Hunt's Yachting Mag. Jan. 4 I have never seen a jack yard used with a jib-headed gaff-topsail.
1896 Daily News 18 Aug. 3 All carried jackyards above their mainsails.
1931 Rudder Mar. 82/2 The topsail might be termed half a club topsail, having a jack yard or club at the luff only.
2008 F. Bethwaite Higher Performance Sailing i. 15 A topsail is set between the gaff and a jackyard which extends the mast upward.
Compounds
jackyard topsail n. a large triangular topsail having the luff laced to a jackyard extending above the top of the mast and the foot laced either to another jackyard extending beyond the end of the gaff or to the gaff itself; cf. club-topsail n. at club n. Compounds 3.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [noun] > topsail > gaff jackyard topsails
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1881 Bell's Life in London 9 July 3/2 The Hound seemed to carry her stuff better than any of them, but with her jack yard topsail aloft could not hold the wind.
1955 Mariner's Mirror 41 43 The sailing dredger boats all carry..a jackyard topsail for summer use in regattas, and perhaps for mackerelling in light airs.
2002 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 7 Dec. Her sleek black hull finished with gold scrolls, tall cutter rig with jackyard topsail and long bowsprit made her a welcome visitor to regattas.
Derivatives
ˈjackyarder n. a large triangular topsail having the luff laced to a jackyard extending above the top of the mast and the foot laced either to another jackyard extending beyond the end of the gaff or to the gaff itself; = jackyard topsail n. at Compounds.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [noun] > topsail > gaff jackyard topsails
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1884 Scotsman 31 July 3/4 All had large topsails set, Quickstep having her jackyarder aloft.
1970 E. J. Marsh Inshore Craft Great Brit. I. vi. 204 The big jib, balloon staysail and jackyarder were for use in light weather, the small jib or 'spitfire' for a three-reef breeze.
2013 T. Cunliffe Pilot Cutters under Sail x. 152 (caption) In order to regain the sail area potentially lost from her topsail, she is flying a large jackyarder.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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