mainyard
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
mainyard (plural mainyards)
- (sailing) The yard of the mainmast, from which the mainsail is hung
- 1880, John Nichol, Byron[1]:
- 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.'
- 1914, E.H. Aitken, Concerning Animals and Other Matters[2]:
- A long line of red and white flags extends from the top of the mainyard to the helm and streamers flutter from the mastheads.
Translations[edit]
the yard of the mainmast, from which the mainsail is hung
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