noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The outer end of a yard, often equipped with blocks for reeving signal halyards.

   "Sun's under the yardarm, sis!"

2. 2
   either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To be close or nearby each other. dated, idiomatic, intransitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

hangerhookmastsparsuspender

Etymology

From yard + arm.

Related phrases

the sun is over the yardarmyardarm and yardarmyardarm ityardarm toyardarm to yardarmyardarm with

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