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.'
Source: wiktionary
Mainyard
Synonyms for "mainyard"
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Norman
1 entries- grand' vèrgue noun (the yard of the mainmast, from which the mainsail is hung)
Sample sentences
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A long line of red and white flags extends from the top of the mainyard to the helm and streamers flutter from the mastheads.
Source: wiktionary
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