foreyard
Americannoun
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a yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail.
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a yard on the lowest spar of the foremast of a topsail schooner used to hold out the clews of the topsail or lower topsails.
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a yard forming the main lower mast of a ketch or yawl used to support a square course.
noun
Etymology
Origin of foreyard
Example Sentences
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Foresail, fōr′sāl, n. a sail attached to the foreyard on the foremast.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
The men on the foreyard were more successful, and I saw Jim gallantly using his knife in a fashion which at length cleared away the wreck and enabled them to secure the sail.
From Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler by Durden, James
I declare there is the Dutchman dodging yonder with foreyard aback.
From Wild Adventures in Wild Places by Stables, Gordon
This gallant young man deliberately passed along the 'Shannon's' foreyard, which was braced up to the 'Chesapeake's' mainyard, and thence into her top.
From The True Story Book by Lang, Andrew
She’s dodging now; and I’ve had the foreyard hauled aback.”
From The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure by Stables, Gordon
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