"yardarm" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-yardarm.oga Forms: yardarms [plural], yard-arm [alternative], yard arm [alternative]
Etymology: From 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. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-yardarm-en-noun-UUWCqcpW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 77 23 Topics: nautical, transport

Verb

Audio: En-us-yardarm.oga Forms: yardarms [present, singular, third-person], yardarming [participle, present], yardarmed [participle, past], yardarmed [past], yard-arm [alternative], yard arm [alternative]
Etymology: From yard + arm. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|yard|arm}} yard + arm Head templates: {{en-verb}} yardarm (third-person singular simple present yardarms, present participle yardarming, simple past and past participle yardarmed)
  1. (dated, idiomatic, intransitive) To be close or nearby each other. Tags: dated, idiomatic, intransitive Derived forms: the sun is over the yardarm, yardarm and yardarm, yardarm it, yardarm to, yardarm to yardarm, yardarm with Related terms: yard Translations (outer end of a yard): κεραία (keraía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), raa’annokka (Finnish), Rahnock (German), זְרוֹעַ הַסְּקַרְיָה (zroa haskarya) [feminine] (Hebrew), antenna [feminine] (Latin), but d'vérgue [masculine] (Norman), нок-ре́я (nok-réja) [feminine] (Russian), penol [masculine] (Spanish), rånock [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-yardarm-en-verb-t9ZA5j2V

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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