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yardarm

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Noun
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yard=arm

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun yardarm has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

yardarmn. 
  •  Either half of a square-rigged vessel's yard{6}, from the center or mast to the end.  [1913 Webster]
    " Ships are said to be yardarm and yardarm when so near as to touch, or interlock yards."  [1913 Webster]
  •  The portion of a yard{6} outboard of the slings, often called the outer quarter.  [RH]
    " A yard{6} is considered to have four unequal quarters, two quarters extending from the mast to the slings on each side, and two smaller outer quarters outboard of the slings."  [RH]
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