"yardarm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: yardarms [plural]
Etymology: yard + arm Etymology templates: {{compound|en|yard|arm}} yard + arm Head templates: {{en-noun}} yardarm (plural yardarms)
  1. (nautical) The outer end of a yard, often equipped with blocks for reeving signal halyards. Wikipedia link: yardarm Categories (topical): Nautical Synonyms: yard-arm, yard arm Derived forms: when the sun is over the yardarm, yardarm and yardarm, yardarm to yardarm, yardarm it, yardarm to, yardarm with Related terms: yard Translations (outer end of a yard): κεραία (keraía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), raa’annokka (Finnish), זְרוֹעַ הַסְּקַרְיָה (zroa haskarya) [feminine] (Hebrew), antenna [feminine] (Latin), but d'vérgue [masculine] (Norman), нок-ре́я (nok-réja) [feminine] (Russian), penol [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-yardarm-en-noun-UUWCqcpW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

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