Mainyard
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The yard of the mainmast, from which the mainsail is hung
"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.'"
Example
More examples"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.'"
Etymology
From main + yard.
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