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main yard

American  

noun

Nautical.
  1. a yard for a square mainsail.


main yard British  

noun

  1. nautical a yard for a square mainsail

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of main yard

First recorded in 1475–85

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The main bedroom offers a clean, contemporary aesthetic, with large glass doors that open to another terrace space, with its own private seating area—and steps that lead down to the main yard and pool space.

From MarketWatch Jun. 11, 2026

The main yard is in Belfast, where famously the Titanic was built, with other operations at Appledore in England and Methil and Arnish in Scotland.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2024

She mostly only sees women hanging out on the manicured main yard.

From Washington Post Apr. 22, 2023

Patients were lined on the pavement outside while medical staff treated urgently injured people in the open air of a main yard.

From Seattle Times Aug. 1, 2021

The budding sky made her want to dance and skip down the halls before they entered the main yard.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

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