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  • Yardarm — Yard arm , n. 1. (Naut.) Either half of a square rigged vessel s yard[6], from the center or mast to the end. [1913 Webster] Note: Ships are said to be yardarm and yardarm when so near as to touch, or interlock yards. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.)… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • yardarm — noun either end of the yard of a square rigged ship • Hypernyms: ↑end, ↑terminal • Part Holonyms: ↑yard …   Useful english dictionary

  • yardarm — noun Date: 1553 either end of the yard of a square rigged ship …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • yardarm — either end of the yard of a square rigged ship Nautical Terms …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • yardarm — n. either end of ship´s yard supporting square sail …   English contemporary dictionary

  • yardarm — /ˈjadam / (say yahdahm) noun either end of a yard of a square sail. {yard1 + arm1} …  

  • (the) sun has gone over the yardarm —    let us drink some alcohol    By naval tradition, you might start drinking alcohol when the sun had fallen below the yardarm, a horizontal spar from the mast. Landlubbers may use the phrase at the end of a day s work:     Ah well, sun is over… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • outer quarter — Yardarm Yard arm , n. 1. (Naut.) Either half of a square rigged vessel s yard[6], from the center or mast to the end. [1913 Webster] Note: Ships are said to be yardarm and yardarm when so near as to touch, or interlock yards. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …   Wikipedia

  • Yard (sailing) — The fore royal yard on the Prince William. Prince William s royal yards are the highest and smallest yards on the ship, are made of wood, and are lifting yards that can be raised along a section of the mast. Here it is in the lowered position. A… …   Wikipedia

  • Nearness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Nearness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 nearness nearness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 proximity proximity propinquity Sgm: N 1 vicinity vicinity vicinage Sgm: N 1 neighborhood neighborhood adjacency …   English dictionary for students

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