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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A yard in front; front yard
2. 2
   A yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail.
3. 3
   a yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail. wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

fore-yardheadyardheadyardmastspar

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English forȝerd, equivalent to fore- + yard (“enclosure”). Compare German Vorgarten.

Etymology 2

From fore- + yard (“stick; beam”).

Related phrases

front yardsquare rigged

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