yardarm

[ yahrd-ahrm ]

/ ˈyɑrdˌɑrm /

noun Nautical.

either of the outer portions of the yard of a square sail.

Origin of yardarm

First recorded in 1545–55; yard¹ + arm¹

Words nearby yardarm

Yarborough, yarco, yard, yardage, yardang, yardarm, yardbird, yard goods, yard grass, Yardie, yarding

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Example sentences from the Web for yardarm

If we do not get to Tarragona by four o'clock this afternoon, I will have you hung from the yardarm.
The White Plumes of Navarre|Samuel Rutherford Crockett
"I should like to see your owner dangling from the yardarm," the major said, wrathfully.
With Moore at Corunna|G. A. Henty
Looking up, he saw a ball of fire running along a yardarm near the top of the mast.
A Chinese Wonder Book|Norman Hinsdale Pitman
A rope was got and the end of it was flung over the yardarm, and a running noose made in it.
Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape From the Brigand's of Greece|Bracebridge Hemyng

Not a word was now spoken except by the master as he issued his orders from the yardarm.
Won from the Waves|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for yardarm

yardarm

/ (ˈjɑːdˌɑːm) /

noun

nautical the two tapering outer ends of a ship's yard

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单词	yardarm
释义	yardarm [ yahrd-ahrm ] / ˈyɑrdˌɑrm / noun Nautical. either of the outer portions of the yard of a square sail. Origin of yardarm First recorded in 1545–55; yard¹ + arm¹ Words nearby yardarm Yarborough, yarco, yard, yardage, yardang, yardarm, yardbird, yard goods, yard grass, Yardie, yarding Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for yardarm If we do not get to Tarragona by four o'clock this afternoon, I will have you hung from the yardarm. The White Plumes of Navarre\|Samuel Rutherford Crockett "I should like to see your owner dangling from the yardarm," the major said, wrathfully. With Moore at Corunna\|G. A. Henty Looking up, he saw a ball of fire running along a yardarm near the top of the mast. A Chinese Wonder Book\|Norman Hinsdale Pitman A rope was got and the end of it was flung over the yardarm, and a running noose made in it. Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape From the Brigand's of Greece\|Bracebridge Hemyng Not a word was now spoken except by the master as he issued his orders from the yardarm. Won from the Waves\|W.H.G. Kingston British Dictionary definitions for yardarm yardarm / (ˈjɑːdˌɑːm) / noun nautical the two tapering outer ends of a ship's yard Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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