Foreyard
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A yard in front; front yard
- 2 A yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail.
- 3 a yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail. wordnet
Synonyms
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Etymology 1
From Middle English forȝerd, equivalent to fore- + yard (“enclosure”). Compare German Vorgarten.
Etymology 2
From fore- + yard (“stick; beam”).