yardarm Synonyms
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yardarm Meaning
Wordnet
yardarm (n)
either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship
Webster
yardarm (n.)
Either half of a square-rigged vessel's yard, from the center or mast to the end.
yardarm Sentence Examples
- The tattered sail flopped around the yardarm, whipped by the relentless gale.
- The captain ordered the crew to trim the sails and secure them to the yardarm.
- The lookout scanned the horizon, his gaze fixated on the yardarm of the approaching ship.
- The hanging yards stubbornly refused to drop, frustrating the sailors' efforts.
- The young apprentice hung precariously from the yardarm, painting the ship's hull.
- The yardarm creaked and groaned under the weight of the sails, threatening to snap.
- The ship's carpenter swiftly repaired the broken yardarm, ensuring its structural integrity.
- The sailors hoisted the signal flag to the yardarm, communicating a message to the distant lighthouse.
- As the storm raged, the waves crashed against the ship's hull, soaking the sailors perched on the yardarm.
- The pirate's Jolly Roger proudly fluttered from the yardarm of their menacing vessel.
FAQs About the word yardarm
either end of the yard of a square-rigged shipEither half of a square-rigged vessel's yard, from the center or mast to the end.
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The tattered sail flopped around the yardarm, whipped by the relentless gale.
The captain ordered the crew to trim the sails and secure them to the yardarm.
The lookout scanned the horizon, his gaze fixated on the yardarm of the approaching ship.
The hanging yards stubbornly refused to drop, frustrating the sailors' efforts.
