main yard

noun

, Nautical.

1. a yard for a square mainsail.

main yard

noun

1. nautical a yard for a square mainsail

Word History and Origins

Origin of main yard¹

First recorded in 1475–85

Example Sentences

Her main-yard had lost one yard-arm, and her lower rigging and sides were covered with wreck.

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His main-yard had been cracked and fished last voyage, so he had suspicions of us, seeing that ours was whole.

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Lay up on that main yard and furl the sail, before it blows to tatters!

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Morbleu, non, said one, I am as dry as the main yard of the Trinity.

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They were passing between the main and mizzen rigging at a level slightly lower than that of the main yard.

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